Lane 1 and 2 closure southbound

Active

Lane 1 and 2 closure southbound

Start time
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 9:05 PM
Expected end
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 55 minutes
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J16 And J15
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 9:05 PM
Last updated
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 10:53 PM
Cleared
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 1 and 2 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.988519, -2.257859
Latitude span
52.987239 – 52.990392
Longitude span
-2.266558 – -2.252536
Bounding box centre
52.988816, -2.259547
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J16 and J15
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 9:05 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 55 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J16 and J15
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{3C009F4D-013C-4595-B709-E082F3B2F119}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,158 m
To Distance
1,427 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.990392 -2.266558
52.989586 -2.262783

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J16 and J15
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{1E6A755F-5360-4181-A22B-8327C819B4A0}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
304 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.988305 -2.256712
52.988055 -2.255593
52.987859 -2.254758
52.987842 -2.254684
52.987628 -2.253848
52.987566 -2.253639
52.987239 -2.252536

Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J16 and J15
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{88873A54-F1A3-4E54-ACB9-ACF40E80DDF9}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
431 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.989586 -2.262783
52.989515 -2.26247
52.988999 -2.259964
52.988554 -2.25792
52.988349 -2.256921
52.988305 -2.256712
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
15
First coordinate pair
-2.266558, 52.990392
Road section segments
1
Road section points
15
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 9:05 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 10:53 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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