Lane 1 closure southbound

Cleared

Lane 1 closure southbound

Start time
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Oct 2, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
25 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J4A And J4
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 8:18 AM
Last updated
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 7:57 PM
Cleared
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 8:25 PM
  • Latest update: Lane 1 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.483843, -1.723662
Latitude span
52.480996 – 52.488960
Longitude span
-1.729917 – -1.719819
Bounding box centre
52.484978, -1.724868
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J4A and J4
  • M6 southbound within J4 before M42 J7A northbound access
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Oct 2, 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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J4A and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
{6B20943A-D5E9-4976-B6FD-80F2AB1FB2B2}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
387 m
To Distance
942 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.48896 -1.729917
52.488136 -1.728976
52.487514 -1.728228
52.486261 -1.726704
52.485116 -1.725327
52.484936 -1.7251

Segment 2

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J4 before M42 J7A northbound access
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{8127E7BB-86BA-48DF-9394-63C0772CCDB6}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
418 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.483872 -1.723758
52.483502 -1.723364
52.482691 -1.722383
52.482438 -1.722046
52.48215 -1.72165
52.481924 -1.721313
52.481604 -1.720817
52.481554 -1.720741
52.481293 -1.720315
52.48126 -1.72026
52.480996 -1.719819

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J4A and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
{11981810-8CD4-4063-BEC3-68C89D814AED}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
149 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.484936 -1.7251
52.483872 -1.723758
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
19
First coordinate pair
-1.729917, 52.488960
Road section segments
1
Road section points
19
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
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 8:18 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 7:57 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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