Lanes 3 and 4 closure southbound

Planned

Lanes 3 and 4 closure southbound

Start time
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J9 And J8
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
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 11:30 AM
Last updated
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 1:54 AM
Cleared
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lanes 3 and 4 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.563899, -1.992540
Latitude span
52.559792 – 52.566920
Longitude span
-2.004007 – -1.980286
Bounding box centre
52.563356, -1.992147
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J9 and J8
  • M6 southbound within J9
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Oct 28, 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

17 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J9 and J8
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
{17794A61-5660-4078-A05C-AD02104FECAA}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
574 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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52.562819 -1.987117
52.562666 -1.986675
52.562297 -1.985657
52.562117 -1.985185
52.561848 -1.984506
52.56179 -1.984371
52.561596 -1.983916
52.561324 -1.983282
52.561254 -1.98312
52.560957 -1.982486
52.560652 -1.981866
52.560463 -1.981512
52.560229 -1.98107
52.560031 -1.980701
52.559919 -1.980506
52.559792 -1.980286

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J9
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
{8E2A61A7-FFB6-4507-8026-DCCA51C3CAFC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
388 m
To Distance
411 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.56692 -2.004007
52.566901 -2.00395
52.566829 -2.003699

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J9
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
{E2DA94EF-7FCF-48F3-A0FC-707F365DD987}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
84 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.566829 -2.003699
52.566721 -2.003359
52.566613 -2.00302
52.566487 -2.002578

Segment 4

16 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J9 and J8
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
{CB2D68EC-1A54-4454-8E96-2E6E7EA4CB7D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
856 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.565535 -1.998933
52.565229 -1.997576
52.565193 -1.997443
52.565157 -1.997252
52.564959 -1.996293
52.564743 -1.995186
52.564537 -1.99405
52.564492 -1.993859
52.564195 -1.992295
52.564106 -1.991881
52.564015 -1.991454
52.563916 -1.991031
52.563718 -1.990185
52.563493 -1.989345
52.563242 -1.988489
52.562822 -1.987128

Segment 5

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J9
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
{4445050A-74FB-41DE-BA46-8091E7D1D2FB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
269 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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52.566344 -2.002061
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52.566119 -2.001279
52.56602 -2.000925
52.565705 -1.999656
52.565535 -1.998948
52.565535 -1.998933
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
48
First coordinate pair
-1.987128, 52.562822
Road section segments
1
Road section points
48
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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
1
Record created
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 11:30 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 1:54 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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