M6 Northbound and Southbound Jct 41 to 42 Lane 3 closure (Mp 465/6 - 470/4)

Cleared

M6 Northbound and Southbound Jct 41 to 42 Lane 3 closure (Mp 465/6 - 470/4)

Start time
Sun, Sep 27, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Mon, Sep 28, 2026 7:00 PM
Duration
1 day
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J42 And J41
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sun, Sep 27, 2026 6:24 PM
Last updated
Mon, Sep 28, 2026 6:45 PM
Cleared
Mon, Sep 28, 2026 7:00 PM
  • Latest update: M6 Northbound and Southbound Jct 41 to 42 Lane 3 closure (Mp 465/6 - 470/4)
Coordinates
54.725679, -2.801279
Latitude span
54.704889 – 54.746342
Longitude span
-2.812576 – -2.791970
Bounding box centre
54.725616, -2.802273
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J42 and J41
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Sun, Sep 27, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Sep 28, 2026 7:00 PM
Feed window length
1 day
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

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J42 and J41
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 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{E9F97412-3E1B-4E5E-90F4-CA6D124C2D84}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
39 m
To Distance
495 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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54.746254 -2.812507
54.745253 -2.811696
54.743578 -2.810387
54.743277 -2.81016
54.74317 -2.810083
54.742602 -2.809674

Segment 2

30 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J42 and J41
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{5412DA63-B974-4217-9AA9-A01D0FF1413B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
2,281 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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54.723104 -2.800325
54.722905 -2.800251

Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J42 and J41
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
{B6C531A2-F2F9-42D5-AE1A-DB08BC20C295}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
767 m
To Distance
1,156 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.708313 -2.793131
54.70809 -2.79304
54.707427 -2.792794
54.706359 -2.792404
54.705176 -2.792055
54.704889 -2.79197

Segment 4

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J42 and J41
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
{38AC937E-3BDD-4F9C-99A3-6DD6B4E262EB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
920 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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54.722771 -2.800191
54.721781 -2.799819
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54.720215 -2.799136
54.719848 -2.79896
54.718552 -2.798368
54.717361 -2.797725
54.716639 -2.797307
54.715875 -2.796887
54.715679 -2.796757
54.715476 -2.796636
54.715356 -2.796566
54.714954 -2.796339

Segment 5

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J42 and J41
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
{B6C531A2-F2F9-42D5-AE1A-DB08BC20C295}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
762 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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54.709856 -2.793758
54.709048 -2.79339
54.708449 -2.793187
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
67
First coordinate pair
-2.812576, 54.746342
Road section segments
1
Road section points
67
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Sun, Sep 27, 2026 6:24 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Sep 28, 2026 6:45 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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