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Lane closures southbound

Cleared

Lane closures southbound

Start time
Tue, May 26, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, May 27, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J15 And J14
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
3 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, May 14, 2026 9:26 AM
Last updated
Tue, May 26, 2026 8:26 AM
Cleared
Wed, May 27, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane closures southbound
Coordinates
52.978784, -2.233662
Latitude span
52.970623 – 52.987644
Longitude span
-2.253914 – -2.224717
Bounding box centre
52.979134, -2.239316
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J15 and J14
  • M6 southbound within J15
  • M6 southbound between J16 and J15
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, May 26, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, May 27, 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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J15 and J14
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{06EDD5A8-FE68-4481-B9FE-2B6875D61B7B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
174 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.972824 -2.22596
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52.971872 -2.225597
52.971648 -2.225462

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J15 and J14
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
124 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
2
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Segment 3

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J15
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
217 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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52.975852 -2.22672
52.97579 -2.22669

Segment 4

45 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J16 and J15
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
201 m
To Distance
2,314 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
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Segment 5

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J15
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
12 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.975739 -2.226667
52.975682 -2.226645

Segment 6

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J15
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{E40628D1-D463-A8BD-CC5C-74EDABAD878E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
237 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.974321 -2.226316
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52.973879 -2.226239
52.973568 -2.226175

Segment 7

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J15 and J14
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{AF121A01-AD9A-41FF-9477-9BB5CD7C172F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
21 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.973365 -2.226117
52.973173 -2.226063

Segment 8

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J15
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{E0F7F377-ED27-4983-B8F8-B3C5392B37D1}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
22 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.973515 -2.226165
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
82
First coordinate pair
-2.226063, 52.973173
Road section segments
1
Road section points
82
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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
Thu, May 14, 2026 9:26 AM
Record versioned
Tue, May 26, 2026 8:26 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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