Lane 2 and 3 closure southbound

Cleared

Lane 2 and 3 closure southbound

Start time
Mon, Apr 27, 2026 7:54 PM
Expected end
Tue, Apr 28, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours 6 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
Repair Work
Active
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Apr 27, 2026 7:54 PM
Last updated
Mon, Apr 27, 2026 8:48 PM
Cleared
Tue, Apr 28, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 2 and 3 closure southbound
Coordinates
53.043367, -2.329727
Latitude span
53.030330 – 53.057936
Longitude span
-2.331427 – -2.326673
Bounding box centre
53.044133, -2.329050
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J16 and J15
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Apr 27, 2026 7:54 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Apr 28, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 6 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

26 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
{7C5083AB-3E14-43FC-8F46-9F33A5CA0461}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,611 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.043362 -2.329962
53.042688 -2.329882
53.042328 -2.329849
53.041438 -2.329768
53.040755 -2.329688
53.0393 -2.329513
53.039174 -2.329497
53.038563 -2.329463
53.038069 -2.329414
53.037835 -2.329383
53.036703 -2.329284
53.035768 -2.329173
53.035633 -2.329157
53.035409 -2.32914
53.034932 -2.329032
53.034546 -2.32894
53.033531 -2.328619
53.032777 -2.328285
53.031987 -2.327877
53.031548 -2.32759
53.031314 -2.327424
53.031099 -2.327263
53.031072 -2.327243
53.030543 -2.326852
53.03033 -2.326673

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 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{4546A9A1-EACD-4746-B208-56C6A392747E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
552 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.049517 -2.330605
53.048493 -2.330493
53.047639 -2.330397
53.046821 -2.330316
53.046372 -2.330268
53.04586 -2.330219
53.044557 -2.33009

Segment 3

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
{ED88FBF7-748B-4921-8FA9-18F09C1C7129}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
397 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.054632 -2.331109
53.054208 -2.331059
53.052743 -2.330928
53.051944 -2.330833
53.051315 -2.330783
53.051072 -2.330758
53.051068 -2.330757

Segment 4

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 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{FF19E126-55B8-4C6B-AE1E-A3D555A79C91}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
172 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.051068 -2.330757
53.049517 -2.330605

Segment 5

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
{46C4CC86-8AFA-4A85-84F4-0AEA24483516}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
493 m
To Distance
861 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.05748 -2.331383
53.057291 -2.331366
53.056365 -2.331299
53.055808 -2.33125
53.054632 -2.331109
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
48
First coordinate pair
-2.330090, 53.044557
Road section segments
1
Road section points
48
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
3
Record created
Mon, Apr 27, 2026 7:54 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Apr 27, 2026 8:48 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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