M6 Northbound Jct 42 Lane 2 closure including exit slip road (483/2A to 484/4A)

Cleared

M6 Northbound Jct 42 Lane 2 closure including exit slip road (483/2A to 484/4A)

Start time
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 6:41 PM
Expected end
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
3 hours 59 minutes 1 second
Road
M6 – M6 Northbound Between J41 And J42
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 6:44 PM
Last updated
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 10:08 PM
Cleared
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 10:40 PM
  • Latest update: M6 Northbound Jct 42 Lane 2 closure including exit slip road (483/2A to 484/4A)
Coordinates
54.850150, -2.881401
Latitude span
54.848393 – 54.852425
Longitude span
-2.882311 – -2.880398
Bounding box centre
54.850409, -2.881355
Location descriptions
  • M6 northbound between J41 and J42
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 6:41 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 19 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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J41 and J42
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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
{A182E553-D1E2-4B2F-BAC0-A16A5F109F58}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
280 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.84998 -2.881451
54.85001 -2.881437
54.850353 -2.881273
54.850606 -2.881154
54.851318 -2.880843
54.852425 -2.880398

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J41 and J42
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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
{11626500-AF9A-44EB-9FAA-EA0A5D0FAD2E}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
738 m
To Distance
923 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.848393 -2.882311
54.848711 -2.882125
54.849722 -2.881571
54.84998 -2.881451
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
10
First coordinate pair
-2.881451, 54.849980
Road section segments
1
Road section points
10
View geometry JSON
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            [
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                54.850353
            ],
            [
                -2.881154,
                54.850606
            ],
            [
                -2.880843,
                54.851318
            ],
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                -2.880398,
                54.852425
            ],
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                54.848393
            ],
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                54.848711
            ],
            [
                -2.881571,
                54.849722
            ],
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View road section coordinates
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        [
            -2.881451,
            54.84998
        ],
        [
            -2.881437,
            54.85001
        ],
        [
            -2.881273,
            54.850353
        ],
        [
            -2.881154,
            54.850606
        ],
        [
            -2.880843,
            54.851318
        ],
        [
            -2.880398,
            54.852425
        ],
        [
            -2.882311,
            54.848393
        ],
        [
            -2.882125,
            54.848711
        ],
        [
            -2.881571,
            54.849722
        ],
        [
            -2.881451,
            54.84998
        ]
    ]
]
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
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 6:44 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 10:08 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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