Lane 2 and 3 closure southbound

Planned

Lane 2 and 3 closure southbound

Start time
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J6 And J5
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 7:37 AM
Last updated
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 2:27 AM
Cleared
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 2 and 3 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.509397, -1.791685
Latitude span
52.509237 – 52.509753
Longitude span
-1.798174 – -1.786034
Bounding box centre
52.509495, -1.792104
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J6 and J5
  • M6 southbound between J5 and J4A
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Aug 5, 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

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J6 and J5
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
{EAE08623-B1B3-46BB-832C-93D6B63AA14E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
306 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.509271 -1.791008
52.509296 -1.790271
52.509331 -1.789666
52.509375 -1.789126
52.509384 -1.789018
52.509428 -1.78859
52.509464 -1.788178
52.509517 -1.78778
52.509588 -1.787131
52.509676 -1.786556

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J5 and J4A
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
{7DEA33CB-736D-4760-94B9-7F9D37574499}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
36 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.509676 -1.786556
52.509676 -1.786526
52.509753 -1.786034

Segment 3

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J6 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{A4D97986-EFC3-4363-B9FE-B122F3AAB1DF}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
375 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.509315 -1.796538
52.509297 -1.795899
52.509296 -1.795148
52.509239 -1.793174
52.509237 -1.792069
52.509262 -1.79114
52.509271 -1.791008

Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J6 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{A3740C9A-1A14-4753-94B9-A46047EA8796}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
277 m
To Distance
381 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.509352 -1.798174
52.509345 -1.797785
52.509318 -1.796649

Segment 5

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J6 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{82F490B0-A1A4-4D45-9388-1A3F95EDC934}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
7 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.509318 -1.796649
52.509316 -1.796592
52.509315 -1.796538
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
26
First coordinate pair
-1.791008, 52.509271
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
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 7:37 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 2:27 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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