Hardshoulder, lane 1 and 2 closure southbound

Planned

Hardshoulder, lane 1 and 2 closure southbound

Start time
Sat, Aug 8, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Sun, Aug 9, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between M6 Toll And J3
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 9:39 AM
Last updated
Sat, Aug 8, 2026 2:54 AM
Cleared
Sun, Aug 9, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Hardshoulder, lane 1 and 2 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.470496, -1.655357
Latitude span
52.470344 – 52.470745
Longitude span
-1.658270 – -1.653563
Bounding box centre
52.470545, -1.655917
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between M6 Toll and J3
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sat, Aug 8, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sun, Aug 9, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
other
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between M6 Toll and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{B822FDF3-4879-4F18-91B4-E594F3719540}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
928 m
To Distance
1,218 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.470745 -1.65827
52.47063 -1.65695
52.470486 -1.655287
52.470384 -1.654037

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between M6 Toll and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{EF9A2F31-70EA-4E74-B8B6-33E7614DB350}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
32 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.470384 -1.654037
52.470344 -1.653563
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
6
First coordinate pair
-1.658270, 52.470745
Road section segments
1
Road section points
6
View geometry JSON
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    "type": "MultiLineString",
    "coordinates": [
        [
            [
                -1.65827,
                52.470745
            ],
            [
                -1.65695,
                52.47063
            ],
            [
                -1.655287,
                52.470486
            ],
            [
                -1.654037,
                52.470384
            ],
            [
                -1.654037,
                52.470384
            ],
            [
                -1.653563,
                52.470344
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
[
    [
        [
            -1.65827,
            52.470745
        ],
        [
            -1.65695,
            52.47063
        ],
        [
            -1.655287,
            52.470486
        ],
        [
            -1.654037,
            52.470384
        ],
        [
            -1.654037,
            52.470384
        ],
        [
            -1.653563,
            52.470344
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 9:39 AM
Record versioned
Sat, Aug 8, 2026 2:54 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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