Lane 1 closure southbound

Cleared

Lane 1 closure southbound

Start time
Wed, Apr 8, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Apr 9, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Within J3
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
1 of 4 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Feb 26, 2026 2:58 PM
Last updated
Thu, Apr 9, 2026 4:03 AM
Cleared
Thu, Apr 9, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 1 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.465524, -1.502529
Latitude span
52.464317 – 52.466521
Longitude span
-1.507329 – -1.497598
Bounding box centre
52.465419, -1.502464
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound within J3
  • M6 southbound between M6 Toll and J3
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Apr 8, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Apr 9, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 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 within J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{A34BA127-C865-4010-BC02-D04E31A8E102}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
248 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.465236 -1.500938
52.465072 -1.500365
52.464515 -1.498326
52.464317 -1.497598

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between M6 Toll and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{1E4EF33F-DFB3-472B-9F56-F444463D4415}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
208 m
To Distance
665 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.466521 -1.507329
52.466429 -1.506812
52.466273 -1.50593
52.465965 -1.504344
52.465951 -1.504271
52.465245 -1.500967
52.465236 -1.500938
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
11
First coordinate pair
-1.500938, 52.465236
Road section segments
1
Road section points
11
View geometry JSON
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                -1.500938,
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            ],
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            ],
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                52.464515
            ],
            [
                -1.497598,
                52.464317
            ],
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                52.466521
            ],
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                -1.506812,
                52.466429
            ],
            [
                -1.50593,
                52.466273
            ],
            [
                -1.504344,
                52.465965
            ],
            [
                -1.504271,
                52.465951
            ],
            [
                -1.500967,
                52.465245
            ],
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                -1.500938,
                52.465236
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -1.500938,
            52.465236
        ],
        [
            -1.500365,
            52.465072
        ],
        [
            -1.498326,
            52.464515
        ],
        [
            -1.497598,
            52.464317
        ],
        [
            -1.507329,
            52.466521
        ],
        [
            -1.506812,
            52.466429
        ],
        [
            -1.50593,
            52.466273
        ],
        [
            -1.504344,
            52.465965
        ],
        [
            -1.504271,
            52.465951
        ],
        [
            -1.500967,
            52.465245
        ],
        [
            -1.500938,
            52.465236
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Feb 26, 2026 2:58 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Apr 9, 2026 4:03 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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