Hardshoulder, lane 1 and 2 closure southbound

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Start time: Sat, Aug 8, 2026 8:43 PM
Expected end: Sun, Aug 9, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 8 hours 17 minutes
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

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First published: Sat, Aug 8, 2026 8:43 PM
Last updated: Sat, Aug 8, 2026 10:19 PM
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: Active
Overall feed start: Sat, Aug 8, 2026 8:43 PM
Overall feed end: Sun, Aug 9, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 8 hours 17 minutes
Probability code (raw): certain
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

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Roadworks
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Other