M6 northbound Jct 42 lane 1 closure including entry slip road (484/1a to 487/2a)

Cleared

Start time: Fri, Jul 31, 2026 7:22 AM
Expected end: Sat, Aug 1, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration: 6 hours 53 minutes 2 seconds
Road: M6 – M6 Northbound Within J42
Category: Construction Work
Direction: Northbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason: Construction Work

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First published: Fri, Jul 31, 2026 7:22 AM
Last updated: Fri, Jul 31, 2026 1:46 PM
Cleared: Fri, Jul 31, 2026 2:15 PM

Latest update: M6 northbound Jct 42 lane 1 closure including entry slip road (484/1a to 487/2a)

Coordinates: 54.859258, -2.878017
Latitude span: 54.855433 – 54.863530
Longitude span: -2.879237 – -2.876772
Bounding box centre: 54.859482, -2.878005
Location descriptions: M6 northbound within J42

M6 northbound between J42 and J43

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Fri, Jul 31, 2026 7:22 AM
Overall feed end: Sat, Aug 1, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length: 20 hours 38 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

2 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 northbound within J42
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: {198C377B-33EA-4387-9B80-176DF89F520F}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 178 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

54.856887 -2.878752
54.858463 -2.878225

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 northbound within J42
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: {617B63B6-038E-47EB-9316-E95D8DA4CCF8}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 204 m
To Distance: 369 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

54.855433 -2.879237
54.855716 -2.879131
54.856887 -2.878752

Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 northbound within J42
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: {C8513972-445F-44C5-96CB-185A90B43F99}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 270 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

54.858463 -2.878225
54.858535 -2.878196
54.858986 -2.878063
54.859616 -2.877876
54.860129 -2.877716
54.860859 -2.87753

Segment 4

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: 16
First coordinate pair: -2.878752, 54.856887
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 16

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