M6 Northbound and Southbound Jct 42 to Jct 45 Lane 3 closure (485/6A to 490/5)

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M6 Northbound and Southbound Jct 42 to Jct 45 Lane 3 closure (485/6A to 490/5)

Start time
Sun, Oct 5, 2025 6:12 PM
Expected end
Mon, Oct 6, 2025 9:00 PM
Duration
1 day 2 hours 48 minutes
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Within J43
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Active
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sun, Oct 5, 2025 6:12 PM
Last updated
Sun, Oct 5, 2025 8:22 PM
Cleared
Mon, Oct 6, 2025 9:00 PM
  • Latest update: M6 Northbound and Southbound Jct 42 to Jct 45 Lane 3 closure (485/6A to 490/5)
Coordinates
54.890436, -2.884356
Latitude span
54.869585 – 54.910274
Longitude span
-2.896801 – -2.875599
Bounding box centre
54.889930, -2.886200
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound within J43
  • M6 southbound between J43 and J42
  • M6 southbound between J44 and J43
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Sun, Oct 5, 2025 6:12 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Oct 6, 2025 9:00 PM
Feed window length
1 day 2 hours 48 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J43
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
{FF2908D5-4B0F-435A-8C99-B42A02DD53D9}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
119 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.895894 -2.886742
54.895499 -2.886686
54.894825 -2.886594

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J43
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
{E69EAA2A-2817-4F35-8232-0FA0FFB7FD3F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
261 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.894825 -2.886594
54.894745 -2.886576
54.893497 -2.886362
54.892492 -2.886121

Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J43
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
{3A889802-B9D9-4E69-A541-81CD9D57CD03}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
366 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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54.89892 -2.886996
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54.896235 -2.886781
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Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J43 and J42
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
{05D40821-3ECD-462A-8C13-7B83218B4FDC}
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
54.892492 -2.886121
54.891995 -2.886021
54.891963 -2.886016

Segment 5

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J44 and J43
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
{EA0B901C-E259-4DE6-975C-28BB8ACD5D85}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
483 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.903473 -2.888175
54.90302 -2.887975
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54.902115 -2.887674
54.901693 -2.887556
54.900886 -2.887353
54.900877 -2.88735
54.899288 -2.88705
54.899181 -2.887032

Segment 6

29 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J43 and J42
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
{1622C16D-15E7-4F45-86D9-AA9340EA3C23}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
2,061 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.891963 -2.886016
54.891433 -2.885927
54.891353 -2.885909
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Segment 7

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J43 and J42
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
{5514A405-7FE5-4AF2-A815-F4BD96270B09}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
529 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.874254 -2.877083
54.874154 -2.877023
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54.871062 -2.875834
54.870864 -2.875797
54.870308 -2.875693
54.869823 -2.875621
54.869585 -2.875599

Segment 8

20 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J44 and J43
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
{35ACDAF4-1658-4CE1-B59B-AD45B73EE343}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
403 m
To Distance
1,354 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
85
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
85
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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, Oct 5, 2025 6:12 PM
Record versioned
Sun, Oct 5, 2025 8:22 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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Category: Road Maintenance
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M6 Southbound Lane 3 closure (MP 366/5 to 361/6)

Planned National Highways
Preston North M6 · M6 Southbound Between J33 And J32
Starts 7 Jun 2026, 19:00 Expected 9 Jun 2026, 19:00

M6 Southbound Lane 3 closure (MP 366/5 to 361/6)

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

Planned National Highways
Cheshire East M6 · M6 Northbound At The Sandbach Services Between J16 And J17
Starts 1 Jun 2026, 19:00 Expected 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 National Highways
St. Helens M6 · M6 Southbound Between J23 And J22
Starts 5 Apr 2026, 19:35 Expected 31 Mar 2028, 22:59

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

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M6 Northbound Jct 37 to 38 Lane 1 closure (Mp 427/1 - 433/6)

Planned National Highways
South Lakeland M6 · M6 Northbound Within J38
Starts 21 Nov 2025, 05:00 Expected 30 Jun 2026, 04:00

M6 Northbound Jct 37 to 38 Lane 1 closure (Mp 427/1 - 433/6)

Category: Construction Work
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