Lanes 1 and 2 closure southbound

Cleared

Lanes 1 and 2 closure southbound

Start time
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Oct 2, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
1 hour 2 seconds
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Within J15
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 9:50 AM
Last updated
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 8:21 PM
Cleared
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 9:00 PM
  • Latest update: Lanes 1 and 2 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.978642, -2.231208
Latitude span
52.973983 – 52.983704
Longitude span
-2.243823 – -2.226258
Bounding box centre
52.978844, -2.235041
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound within J15
  • M6 southbound between J16 and J15
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Oct 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within 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
{AB6D6568-3CE8-410D-BB44-7DAA5FD0830E}
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
52.97579 -2.22669
52.975739 -2.226667
52.975682 -2.226645

Segment 2

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within 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
{E40628D1-D463-A8BD-CC5C-74EDABAD878E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
190 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.975682 -2.226645
52.975619 -2.226615
52.975304 -2.226526
52.975138 -2.226475
52.974873 -2.226423
52.974517 -2.226354
52.974321 -2.226316
52.974307 -2.226314
52.974249 -2.226305
52.973983 -2.226258

Segment 3

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within 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
{9141F93C-676C-4EE8-8B2E-DC948EB36786}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
217 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.977617 -2.227809
52.977496 -2.227715
52.97711 -2.227412
52.976804 -2.227202
52.976589 -2.227081
52.975852 -2.22672
52.97579 -2.22669

Segment 4

29 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
1,010 m
To Distance
2,314 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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52.983475 -2.243189
52.98347 -2.243174
52.983193 -2.242353
52.982934 -2.241518
52.982657 -2.240548
52.982452 -2.239757
52.9823 -2.239146
52.982211 -2.238758
52.982122 -2.238356
52.981535 -2.235493
52.981241 -2.23421
52.981116 -2.233778
52.980865 -2.232957
52.980687 -2.232465
52.980624 -2.2323
52.980347 -2.231673
52.980033 -2.231016
52.979836 -2.230643
52.979639 -2.230299
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52.978922 -2.229208
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52.97851 -2.2287
52.978213 -2.228371
52.978052 -2.228191
52.977729 -2.227891
52.977617 -2.227809
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
49
First coordinate pair
-2.226690, 52.975790
Road section segments
1
Road section points
49
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
3
Record created
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 9:50 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 8:21 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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