Jct 3 entry slip lane 2 closure southbound

Planned

Jct 3 entry slip lane 2 closure southbound

Start time
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M6 – M6 J3 Southbound Access
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 6:54 AM
Last updated
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 3:05 PM
Cleared
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Jct 3 entry slip lane 2 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.461001, -1.488181
Latitude span
52.458648 – 52.462925
Longitude span
-1.492051 – -1.483728
Bounding box centre
52.460787, -1.487890
Location descriptions
  • M6 J3 southbound access
  • M6 southbound between J3 and J2
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 J3 southbound access
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{89FF8411-6C1C-4AF0-AF35-B3A2D1FB3532}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
21 m
To Distance
28 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.462925 -1.492051
52.462897 -1.492015
52.462882 -1.491985

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J3 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{E19DCB68-0F62-40B5-87E2-0C8C5386D12B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
230 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.460385 -1.48704
52.460049 -1.486308
52.459714 -1.48565
52.459424 -1.485109
52.459333 -1.484933
52.459052 -1.484451

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J3 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{546C9DA9-5384-424F-852E-3AF8640E01BD}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
57 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.458998 -1.484348
52.458648 -1.483728

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 J3 southbound access
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{FDFC8BC0-B79E-7A18-A922-8875F2D13E28}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
5 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.462882 -1.491985
52.462851 -1.491924

Segment 5

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J3 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{8F3ABF5D-C6FF-45AB-A1B0-120653874D0D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
9 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.459052 -1.484451
52.458998 -1.484348

Segment 6

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 J3 southbound access
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3F0BB7EC-37C6-4B22-A8CA-908B77B30676}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
432 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.462851 -1.491924
52.462824 -1.491869
52.462188 -1.490375
52.462016 -1.490009
52.461862 -1.489702
52.461653 -1.489263
52.46129 -1.488531
52.461136 -1.488224
52.460928 -1.487829
52.460801 -1.487624
52.460385 -1.48704
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
26
First coordinate pair
-1.492051, 52.462925
Road section segments
1
Road section points
26
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 6:54 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 3:05 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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