M6 Northbound Jct 26 entry slip road lane 1 closure

Planned

M6 Northbound Jct 26 entry slip road lane 1 closure

Start time
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Aug 12, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M6 – Connector On M58 Eastbound Between M6 J26 Slips
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 6:37 AM
Last updated
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 1:59 AM
Cleared
Wed, Aug 12, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Northbound Jct 26 entry slip road lane 1 closure
Coordinates
53.533860, -2.699640
Latitude span
53.532967 – 53.536414
Longitude span
-2.700974 – -2.697617
Bounding box centre
53.534691, -2.699296
Location descriptions
  • connector on M58 eastbound between M6 J26 slips
  • M6 J26 northbound access
  • M6 northbound between J26 and J27
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Aug 12, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
8 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
connector on M58 eastbound between M6 J26 slips
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{E5CB2C2C-C289-465F-9F07-CCB4A6E4E998}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
27 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.534854 -2.698102
53.535091 -2.697985

Segment 2

33 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 J26 northbound access
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{D8838CE8-64FE-4246-AA36-60BE24ED534C}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
7 m
To Distance
488 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.533887 -2.700946
53.53377 -2.700974
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53.533572 -2.700971
53.533473 -2.700939
53.53342 -2.700908
53.533357 -2.700862
53.533268 -2.70077
53.533187 -2.700663
53.533152 -2.700587
53.53309 -2.70048
53.533054 -2.700374
53.533019 -2.700268
53.532984 -2.700071
53.532967 -2.699875
53.532968 -2.699799
53.532978 -2.699573
53.533015 -2.699363
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53.533207 -2.698928
53.533342 -2.698749
53.53346 -2.698661
53.533613 -2.698558
53.534751 -2.698144

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J26 and J27
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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{65F7A6AC-45B5-4710-AC6A-1F7D1C83F7C5}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
149 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.535091 -2.697985
53.535307 -2.697922
53.536153 -2.697679
53.536414 -2.697617

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
connector on M58 eastbound between M6 J26 slips
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3ECABD06-666C-4410-9C05-94BB3F7F721C}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
11 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.534751 -2.698144
53.534854 -2.698102
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
41
First coordinate pair
-2.698102, 53.534854
Road section segments
1
Road section points
41
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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
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 6:37 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 1:59 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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