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Lanes 1 and 2 closure southbound (MP 157/4 to 153/2)

Cleared

Lanes 1 and 2 closure southbound (MP 157/4 to 153/2)

Start time
Thu, Jun 11, 2026 8:27 PM
Expected end
Fri, Jun 12, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
3 hours 33 minutes 1 second
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
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jun 11, 2026 8:27 PM
Last updated
Thu, Jun 11, 2026 11:43 PM
Cleared
Fri, Jun 12, 2026 12:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lanes 1 and 2 closure southbound (MP 157/4 to 153/2)
Coordinates
52.460651, -1.490253
Latitude span
52.450568 – 52.468171
Longitude span
-1.519166 – -1.465975
Bounding box centre
52.459370, -1.492571
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J3 and J2
  • M6 southbound between M6 Toll and J3
  • M6 southbound within J3
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, Jun 11, 2026 8:27 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Jun 12, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 33 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
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 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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52.460049 -1.486308
52.459714 -1.48565
52.459424 -1.485109
52.459333 -1.484933
52.459052 -1.484451

Segment 2

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 3

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 4

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
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52.453018 -1.471675
52.452791 -1.471147
52.452091 -1.469522
52.451565 -1.468307
52.451401 -1.467927

Segment 5

8 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,511 m
To Distance
2,128 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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52.467715 -1.515659
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52.467579 -1.51463
52.467307 -1.512631
52.467221 -1.511984
52.46702 -1.510485
52.466992 -1.510294

Segment 6

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 
52.458998 -1.484348
52.458354 -1.483208
52.45793 -1.482391

Segment 7

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 8

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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52.461229 -1.488885
52.460984 -1.488328
52.460657 -1.48764
52.460385 -1.48704

Segment 9

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 10

4 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
161 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.451401 -1.467927
52.451355 -1.46781
52.450701 -1.466285
52.450568 -1.465975

Segment 11

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 
52.465236 -1.500938
52.465072 -1.500365
52.464515 -1.498326
52.464295 -1.497519
52.464067 -1.496741

Segment 12

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
52.463074 -1.493632
52.462683 -1.492533
52.462537 -1.492122
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
74
First coordinate pair
-1.487040, 52.460385
Road section segments
1
Road section points
74
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Jun 11, 2026 8:27 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Jun 11, 2026 11:43 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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Expected to clear in 3 weeks 6 days

Started 11 Jun 2026, 06:00 Expected clear 11 Jul 2026, 22:59

M6 Southbound Jct 35 to 34 Hardshoulder closure (Mp 390/5 - 390/1)

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M6 northbound J16 to J17 - lane closure for structure - maintenance on behalf of National Highways

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Cheshire East M6 · M6 Northbound At The Sandbach Services Between J16 And J17

Expected to clear in 3 months 2 weeks

Started 1 Jun 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 30 Sep 2026, 04:00

M6 northbound J16 to J17 - lane closure for structure - maintenance on behalf of National Highways

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 9 months

Started 5 Apr 2026, 19:35 Expected clear 31 Mar 2028, 22:59

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

Category: Road Maintenance
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