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M6 Northbound hardshoulder closure (MP 340/9 to 341/5)

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M6 Northbound hardshoulder closure (MP 340/9 to 341/5)

Start time
Sat, Aug 22, 2026 9:39 AM
Expected end
Sat, Aug 22, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration
6 hours 21 minutes
Road
M6 – M6 Northbound Between J27 And J28
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sat, Aug 22, 2026 9:39 AM
Last updated
Sat, Aug 22, 2026 11:54 AM
Cleared
Sat, Aug 22, 2026 4:00 PM
  • Latest update: M6 Northbound hardshoulder closure (MP 340/9 to 341/5)
Coordinates
53.694800, -2.677729
Latitude span
53.692377 – 53.697910
Longitude span
-2.677790 – -2.677676
Bounding box centre
53.695144, -2.677733
Location descriptions
  • M6 northbound between J27 and J28
  • M6 northbound within J28
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Sat, Aug 22, 2026 9:39 AM
Overall feed end
Sat, Aug 22, 2026 4:00 PM
Feed window length
6 hours 21 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 northbound between J27 and J28
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{29D7DB97-46FC-489D-BA87-518390E7591E}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
538 m
To Distance
620 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.692377 -2.67779
53.692541 -2.677786
53.693116 -2.677765

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound within J28
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{E8F86592-D548-4ADF-904A-7207D9E4A411}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
215 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.695975 -2.677689
53.697035 -2.677691
53.69791 -2.677676

Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound within J28
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{55645C51-F52C-479F-A215-5F543E29E8CC}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
318 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.693116 -2.677765
53.693718 -2.677744
53.695228 -2.677738
53.695813 -2.677687
53.695975 -2.677689
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
11
First coordinate pair
-2.677790, 53.692377
Road section segments
1
Road section points
11
View geometry JSON 
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            [
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            ],
            [
                -2.677691,
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            ],
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                53.69791
            ],
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            ],
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            ],
            [
                -2.677687,
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            ],
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            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates 
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        [
            -2.67779,
            53.692377
        ],
        [
            -2.677786,
            53.692541
        ],
        [
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        ],
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            -2.677689,
            53.695975
        ],
        [
            -2.677691,
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
        [
            -2.677687,
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        ],
        [
            -2.677689,
            53.695975
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Sat, Aug 22, 2026 9:39 AM
Record versioned
Sat, Aug 22, 2026 11:54 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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