Lane 2 and 3 closures southbound

Planned

Lane 2 and 3 closures southbound

Start time
Thu, Jan 29, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Jan 30, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
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
Fri, Dec 5, 2025 12:40 PM
Last updated
Thu, Jan 29, 2026 4:49 PM
Cleared
Fri, Jan 30, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 2 and 3 closures southbound
Coordinates
52.986991, -2.252973
Latitude span
52.983686 – 52.990394
Longitude span
-2.266571 – -2.243772
Bounding box centre
52.987040, -2.255172
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J16 and J15
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Jan 29, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Jan 30, 2026 6:00 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 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

Segment 2

21 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
1,014 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
52.987172 -2.252311
52.986922 -2.251565
52.986708 -2.250953
52.986645 -2.250774
52.986341 -2.24998
52.986297 -2.249863
52.986046 -2.249251
52.985644 -2.24831
52.985143 -2.24722
52.984731 -2.246329
52.98457 -2.24598
52.984409 -2.245622
52.984105 -2.244876
52.983783 -2.24404
52.983686 -2.243772

Segment 3

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
1,157 m
To Distance
1,427 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.990394 -2.266571
52.989586 -2.262783
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
29
First coordinate pair
-2.262783, 52.989586
Road section segments
1
Road section points
29
View geometry JSON
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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
2
Record created
Fri, Dec 5, 2025 12:40 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Jan 29, 2026 4:49 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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