M6 lane 1 closure southbound

Cleared

M6 lane 1 closure southbound

Start time
Wed, Apr 8, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Apr 9, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J1 And M1/A14
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Apr 2, 2026 2:17 AM
Last updated
Wed, Apr 8, 2026 9:39 PM
Cleared
Thu, Apr 9, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 lane 1 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.405641, -1.199315
Latitude span
52.405419 – 52.406093
Longitude span
-1.209557 – -1.194327
Bounding box centre
52.405756, -1.201942
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J1 and M1/A14
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Apr 8, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Apr 9, 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J1 and M1/A14
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
{65EC5950-D431-4DA4-92CD-240F6BF8E2E7}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
59 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.405457 -1.195196
52.405419 -1.194327

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J1 and M1/A14
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
{C7059159-9292-4211-A06F-7DA73E65DF39}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
8 m
To Distance
987 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.406093 -1.209557
52.406017 -1.207636
52.405636 -1.199176
52.405594 -1.198221
52.405457 -1.19521
52.405457 -1.195196
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
8
First coordinate pair
-1.195196, 52.405457
Road section segments
1
Road section points
8
View geometry JSON
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            [
                -1.195196,
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            ],
            [
                -1.194327,
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            ],
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                -1.209557,
                52.406093
            ],
            [
                -1.207636,
                52.406017
            ],
            [
                -1.199176,
                52.405636
            ],
            [
                -1.198221,
                52.405594
            ],
            [
                -1.19521,
                52.405457
            ],
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                52.405457
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -1.195196,
            52.405457
        ],
        [
            -1.194327,
            52.405419
        ],
        [
            -1.209557,
            52.406093
        ],
        [
            -1.207636,
            52.406017
        ],
        [
            -1.199176,
            52.405636
        ],
        [
            -1.198221,
            52.405594
        ],
        [
            -1.19521,
            52.405457
        ],
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            -1.195196,
            52.405457
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Apr 2, 2026 2:17 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Apr 8, 2026 9:39 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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