M6 Northbound Junction 38 Entry slip road closure

Planned

M6 Northbound Junction 38 Entry slip road closure

Start time
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M6 – M6 J38 Northbound Access
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 9:59 AM
Last updated
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 3:24 PM
Cleared
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Northbound Junction 38 Entry slip road closure
Coordinates
54.437889, -2.598346
Latitude span
54.436625 – 54.440082
Longitude span
-2.599619 – -2.595535
Bounding box centre
54.438354, -2.597577
Location descriptions
  • M6 J38 northbound access
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

36 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 J38 northbound access
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{3750DED3-A286-48FC-88A3-B6E7BACEA9C8}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
603 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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54.437189 -2.599116
54.437251 -2.599225
54.43726 -2.59924
54.437296 -2.599303
54.437332 -2.599349
54.437466 -2.599475
54.437546 -2.599538
54.437618 -2.599585
54.43769 -2.599601
54.437771 -2.599618
54.437869 -2.599619
54.437968 -2.599605
54.43804 -2.599576
54.438121 -2.59953
54.438194 -2.599485
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54.439116 -2.596523
54.439225 -2.596309
54.439388 -2.596095
54.439722 -2.595776
54.440082 -2.595535

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 J38 northbound access
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{7E5A0379-8800-487B-A6BA-A669401782D9}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
9 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.436659 -2.597166
54.436686 -2.597305

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 J38 northbound access
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{A0132746-08C2-41EB-8496-F36751F806C3}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
8 m
To Distance
20 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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54.436651 -2.597119
54.436659 -2.597166
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
41
First coordinate pair
-2.597305, 54.436686
Road section segments
1
Road section points
41
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 9:59 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 3:24 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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