M6 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 296/0 to exit slip road)

Cleared

M6 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 296/0 to exit slip road)

Start time
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 7:44 PM
Expected end
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
7 hours 21 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M6 – Link Road From M6 J20 Northbound To M56 J9 Westbound/A50
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 2:36 AM
Last updated
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 2:48 AM
Cleared
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 3:05 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 296/0 to exit slip road)
Coordinates
53.347555, -2.498026
Latitude span
53.345219 – 53.349020
Longitude span
-2.499936 – -2.495251
Bounding box centre
53.347120, -2.497594
Location descriptions
  • link road from M6 J20 northbound to M56 J9 westbound/A50
  • M6 northbound between J19 and J20
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 7:44 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 16 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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M6 J20 northbound to M56 J9 westbound/A50
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
{18E34B18-ADBA-4D3C-B751-1A942582CAEF}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
157 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.34795 -2.498387
53.348593 -2.499326
53.348897 -2.49975
53.34902 -2.499936

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J19 and J20
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
{7D516684-E41E-4172-AD3C-89C50C134C1B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
168 m
To Distance
536 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.345219 -2.495251
53.346125 -2.496323
53.346849 -2.497158
53.347153 -2.497522
53.347796 -2.49822
53.34795 -2.498387
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
10
First coordinate pair
-2.498387, 53.347950
Road section segments
1
Road section points
10
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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            ],
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            ],
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            ],
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View road section coordinates
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            -2.498387,
            53.34795
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        [
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            53.348593
        ],
        [
            -2.49975,
            53.348897
        ],
        [
            -2.499936,
            53.34902
        ],
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            -2.495251,
            53.345219
        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 2:36 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 2:48 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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