M6 Northbound Jct 42 Entry slip road Lane 1 closure

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Start time: Wed, Aug 12, 2026 6:10 PM
Expected end: Thu, Aug 13, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration: 9 hours 50 minutes
Road: M6 – M6 J42 Northbound Access
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Northbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason: Maintenance Work

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First published: Wed, Aug 12, 2026 6:10 PM
Last updated: Wed, Aug 12, 2026 9:08 PM
Cleared: Thu, Aug 13, 2026 4:00 AM

Latest update: M6 Northbound Jct 42 Entry slip road Lane 1 closure

Coordinates: 54.860068, -2.878081
Latitude span: 54.858557 – 54.863530
Longitude span: -2.879051 – -2.876772
Bounding box centre: 54.861044, -2.877912
Location descriptions: M6 J42 northbound access

M6 northbound between J42 and J43

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Wed, Aug 12, 2026 6:10 PM
Overall feed end: Thu, Aug 13, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length: 9 hours 50 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

10 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 J42 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 End1
Linear Element Road: M6
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {6C82979C-6E42-49F4-A112-2FAA8827A2B3}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance: 7 m
To Distance: 283 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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54.85862 -2.878945
54.858729 -2.878807
54.858837 -2.878701
54.858982 -2.878597
54.859027 -2.878565
54.859424 -2.87834
54.859614 -2.878219
54.860227 -2.87789
54.860859 -2.87753

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 northbound between J42 and J43
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: {C35A4716-4232-48AA-AC68-159B2E1BDECB}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 301 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

54.860859 -2.87753
54.860915 -2.877515
54.861138 -2.877458
54.861705 -2.877299
54.86353 -2.876772

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 15
First coordinate pair: -2.879051, 54.858557
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 15

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Maintenance Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Other