M6 Jct 3 exit slip road lane closure southbound

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M6 Jct 3 exit slip road lane closure southbound

Start time
Tue, May 26, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, May 27, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M6 – M6 J3 Southbound Exit
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, May 26, 2026 11:08 PM
Last updated
Wed, May 27, 2026 4:08 AM
Cleared
Wed, May 27, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Jct 3 exit slip road lane closure southbound
Coordinates
52.464904, -1.499577
Latitude span
52.463768 – 52.466275
Longitude span
-1.505942 – -1.494892
Bounding box centre
52.465022, -1.500417
Location descriptions
  • M6 J3 southbound exit
  • M6 southbound between M6 Toll and J3
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, May 26, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, May 27, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 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

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 J3 southbound exit
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{359B0E91-08FA-4C29-B04C-AA47A19131A4}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
315 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.465236 -1.500938
52.465152 -1.50035
52.46506 -1.499836
52.464895 -1.499013
52.464758 -1.498455
52.464584 -1.497824
52.464229 -1.496607

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between M6 Toll and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
306 m
To Distance
665 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.466275 -1.505942
52.466273 -1.50593
52.465965 -1.504344
52.465951 -1.504271
52.465245 -1.500967
52.465236 -1.500938

Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 J3 southbound exit
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{CE40EA00-EDC0-475A-93B0-C0D3654D9344}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
127 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.464229 -1.496607
52.463827 -1.495257
52.463809 -1.495169
52.463782 -1.495052
52.463768 -1.494892
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
18
First coordinate pair
-1.500938, 52.465236
Road section segments
1
Road section points
18
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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            52.465236
        ],
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            52.465152
        ],
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        ],
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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, May 26, 2026 11:08 PM
Record versioned
Wed, May 27, 2026 4:08 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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