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M6 Northbound Jct 37 to 38 Lane 3 closure (Mp 431/5 - 433/1)

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M6 Northbound Jct 37 to 38 Lane 3 closure (Mp 431/5 - 433/1)

Start time
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 6:42 PM
Expected end
Sat, Jul 18, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
3 hours 8 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M6 – M6 Northbound Within J38
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 6:42 PM
Last updated
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 9:24 PM
Cleared
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 9:50 PM
  • Latest update: M6 Northbound Jct 37 to 38 Lane 3 closure (Mp 431/5 - 433/1)
Coordinates
54.439036, -2.596684
Latitude span
54.430548 – 54.444480
Longitude span
-2.600703 – -2.595428
Bounding box centre
54.437514, -2.598066
Location descriptions
  • M6 northbound within J38
  • M6 northbound between J38 and J39
  • M6 northbound between J37 and J38
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 6:42 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Jul 18, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 18 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

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound within J38
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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{CBCD2AEC-05CA-4F73-8F61-60055C54364F}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
386 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
54.43675 -2.597105
54.43711 -2.596879
54.437777 -2.596488
54.438687 -2.595977
54.438949 -2.595858
54.439129 -2.595768
54.439228 -2.595723
54.439795 -2.595562
54.440082 -2.595535

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound within J38
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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{0253849E-1806-4723-AF96-083B9F3F2ACA}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
57 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
54.436173 -2.597452
54.436659 -2.597166

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J38 and J39
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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{9C5B277A-BE2F-4EB1-86AB-FE2BD8FA2479}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
93 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
54.440082 -2.595535
54.440784 -2.595453
54.440922 -2.595447

Segment 4

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J38 and J39
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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{6FF7764F-4A5E-499C-8B81-37ECEF0DAF40}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
374 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
54.440922 -2.595447
54.441072 -2.595441
54.441242 -2.595428
54.441602 -2.595434
54.44188 -2.595469
54.442042 -2.595486
54.442805 -2.595698
54.443466 -2.59593
54.444223 -2.596369

Segment 5

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J37 and J38
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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{9F753840-CBCC-415F-97C5-89F02A4291FC}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
296 m
To Distance
957 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
54.430548 -2.600703
54.430774 -2.600595
54.432982 -2.599301
54.433192 -2.599181
54.433586 -2.598955
54.435803 -2.597677
54.436173 -2.597452

Segment 6

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound within J38
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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{E8DF2D01-88FF-4B12-A177-023A0C34B2BA}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
10 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
54.436659 -2.597166
54.43675 -2.597105

Segment 7

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J38 and J39
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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{8DFF6F83-CC8C-4AB0-B839-334EDDFCDBA4}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
30 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
54.444223 -2.596369
54.444293 -2.596413
54.444445 -2.596508
54.44448 -2.596535
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
36
First coordinate pair
-2.597105, 54.436750
Road section segments
1
Road section points
36
View geometry JSON 
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 6:42 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 9:24 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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