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Lane closures southbound

Planned

Lane closures southbound

Start time
Wed, Apr 1, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Apr 2, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J3 And J2
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Roadworks
Active
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Mar 24, 2026 4:02 PM
Last updated
Wed, Apr 1, 2026 8:57 PM
Cleared
Thu, Apr 2, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane closures southbound
Coordinates
52.439895, -1.429959
Latitude span
52.436889 – 52.449735
Longitude span
-1.464033 – -1.393452
Bounding box centre
52.443312, -1.428743
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J3 and J2
  • M6 southbound within J2
  • M6 southbound between J2 and J1
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Apr 1, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Apr 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

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J3 and J2
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
{40B2409C-6695-43EE-A465-2CEEA29E43AC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
323 m
To Distance
1,438 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.446749 -1.457036
52.446267 -1.455939
52.445858 -1.454928
52.444558 -1.451898
52.444377 -1.451475
52.443986 -1.450582

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J3 and J2
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
{2642314D-5556-460C-B626-1726DFC07745}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
19 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.440015 -1.439686
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Segment 3

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J2
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
{77183760-25AC-44E7-9ABF-996FC2B7E81D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
347 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
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Segment 4

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J2 and J1
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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
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To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 5

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J2
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
627 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 6

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J2 and J1
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
663 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 7

18 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J3 and J2
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
{68763861-02C3-42F8-B4ED-30939FE8A656}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
849 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 8

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J2 and J1
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
207 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 9

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J2
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
{C0E0146D-1FFB-4719-868B-789F56A9470B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
70 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.437333 -1.422156

Segment 10

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J2
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
{8FA28385-4FE3-4E3D-BC2C-B732995D5A77}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
168 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.438064 -1.430223
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Segment 11

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J2
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
{756CE129-50EA-4DCE-B699-B3786E48F2FF}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
17 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Geometry type
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Geometry points
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First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
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Road section points
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Mar 24, 2026 4:02 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Apr 1, 2026 8:57 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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