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Lanes 1 and 2 closure southbound

Planned

Lanes 1 and 2 closure southbound

Start time
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 6:00 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, 2 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 12:42 PM
Last updated
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 12:45 AM
Cleared
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lanes 1 and 2 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.460628, -1.490785
Latitude span
52.448138 – 52.469111
Longitude span
-1.526214 – -1.460310
Bounding box centre
52.458625, -1.493262
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J3 and J2
  • M6 southbound within J3
  • M6 southbound between M6 Toll and J3
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 29, 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

8 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 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{4D28E9FA-406B-47B3-A062-CC87E7113505}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
623 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.454526 -1.475188
52.45349 -1.472787
52.453018 -1.471675
52.452791 -1.471147
52.452091 -1.469522
52.451565 -1.468307
52.451401 -1.467927

Segment 2

6 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 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{E19DCB68-0F62-40B5-87E2-0C8C5386D12B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
230 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{8FE782D5-A46D-4438-93E4-BADBCA1B7879}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
231 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.46312 -1.493749
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Segment 4

2 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 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{8F3ABF5D-C6FF-45AB-A1B0-120653874D0D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
9 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.459052 -1.484451
52.458998 -1.484348

Segment 5

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{A34BA127-C865-4010-BC02-D04E31A8E102}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
313 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.465072 -1.500365
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52.464295 -1.497519
52.464067 -1.496741

Segment 6

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between M6 Toll and J3
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
{C39C845A-2588-484D-BFBE-289E6496E599}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,021 m
To Distance
2,128 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.469088 -1.526051
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52.468244 -1.51973
52.467715 -1.515659
52.467613 -1.51488
52.467579 -1.51463
52.467307 -1.512631
52.467221 -1.511984
52.46702 -1.510485
52.466992 -1.510294

Segment 7

6 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
0 m
To Distance
632 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.451355 -1.46781
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52.448303 -1.460696
52.448138 -1.46031

Segment 8

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{8A574750-B2ED-47C3-AEF2-8FAA0745B904}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
126 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.464067 -1.496741
52.463985 -1.496462
52.463575 -1.495142
52.463557 -1.495084

Segment 9

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{351C3A5A-245D-4680-A094-063A3D54BC76}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
420 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.462228 -1.491302
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52.461665 -1.489881
52.461229 -1.488885
52.460984 -1.488328
52.460657 -1.48764
52.460385 -1.48704

Segment 10

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between M6 Toll and J3
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
{1E4EF33F-DFB3-472B-9F56-F444463D4415}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
665 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.466923 -1.50978
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52.466429 -1.506812
52.466273 -1.50593
52.465965 -1.504344
52.465951 -1.504271
52.465245 -1.500967
52.465236 -1.500938

Segment 11

11 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 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{90ACBE30-C361-4CE5-9DF0-BEBF95ACFA02}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
599 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.456223 -1.478994
52.456042 -1.478614
52.45567 -1.477809
52.455143 -1.476653
52.454625 -1.475423

Segment 12

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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{546C9DA9-5384-424F-852E-3AF8640E01BD}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
178 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.458354 -1.483208
52.45793 -1.482391
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
79
First coordinate pair
-1.475423, 52.454625
Road section segments
1
Road section points
79
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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
3
Record created
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 12:42 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 12:45 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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M6 Northbound Jct 34 to 35 Lane 1 closure (393/3A to 394/0A)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Lancaster M6 · M6 Northbound Between J34 And J35

Expected to clear in 4 weeks 1 day

Started 26 Oct 2026, 06:00 Expected clear 26 Nov 2026, 19:00

M6 Northbound Jct 34 to 35 Lane 1 closure (393/3A to 394/0A)

Category: Road Maintenance
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M6 Southbound Jct 41 entry slip road Lane 1 closure

Active Roadworks National Highways
Eden M6 · M6 Northbound Between J41 And J42

Expected to clear in 4 years 2 months

Started 18 Jul 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 31 Dec 2030, 06:00

M6 Southbound Jct 41 entry slip road Lane 1 closure

Category: Construction Work
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M6 Southbound Jct 40 to 39 Lane 3 closure with Narrow lanes (Mp 459/4 - 455/7)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Eden M6 · M6 Southbound Between J40 And J39

Expected to clear in 2 weeks 2 days

Started 2 Jun 2026, 06:00 Expected clear 13 Nov 2026, 20:00

M6 Southbound Jct 40 to 39 Lane 3 closure with Narrow lanes (Mp 459/4 - 455/7)

Category: Road Maintenance
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M6 Northbound and Southbound mobile hardshoulder closure (MP 290/5 - 346/6)

Active Roadworks National Highways
St. Helens M6 · M6 Southbound Between J23 And J22

Expected to clear in 1 year 5 months

Started 5 Apr 2026, 20:35 Expected clear 31 Mar 2028, 23:59

M6 Northbound and Southbound mobile hardshoulder closure (MP 290/5 - 346/6)

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M62 Eastbound to M6 Southbound link road closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Warrington M6 · Link Road From M62 J10 Eastbound To M6 J21A Southbound

Starts in 22 hours 30 minutes

Starts 28 Oct 2026, 23:45 Expected clear 29 Oct 2026, 06:00

M62 Eastbound to M6 Southbound link road closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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