M6 Northbound hardshoulder closure (MP 345/4 to 345/9)

Cleared

M6 Northbound hardshoulder closure (MP 345/4 to 345/9)

Start time
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 7:17 AM
Expected end
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration
1 hour 43 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M6 – M6 Northbound Between J29 And J30
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 7:23 AM
Last updated
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 8:42 AM
Cleared
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 9:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Northbound hardshoulder closure (MP 345/4 to 345/9)
Coordinates
53.730090, -2.649346
Latitude span
53.727433 – 53.732619
Longitude span
-2.651236 – -2.648155
Bounding box centre
53.730026, -2.649696
Location descriptions
  • M6 northbound between J29 and J30
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 7:17 AM
Overall feed end
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 4:00 PM
Feed window length
8 hours 43 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

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J29 and J30
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
{DBA49F93-FF27-4ABC-A3B3-05CD96259739}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
377 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.729368 -2.64964
53.729549 -2.649476
53.730307 -2.648973
53.730559 -2.648825
53.730902 -2.648663
53.731298 -2.648488
53.731541 -2.6484
53.731811 -2.648314
53.732153 -2.648228
53.732315 -2.6482
53.732619 -2.648155

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J29 and J30
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
{0A986474-5693-425F-ACAE-3267DAB60B93}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
675 m
To Distance
915 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.727433 -2.651236
53.727752 -2.650994
53.728194 -2.650653
53.728646 -2.65025
53.728808 -2.650132
53.728998 -2.649953
53.729368 -2.64964
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
18
First coordinate pair
-2.649640, 53.729368
Road section segments
1
Road section points
18
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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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
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 7:23 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 8:42 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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