M6 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 326/8 to 327/3)

Cleared

M6 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 326/8 to 327/3)

Start time
Mon, Jan 19, 2026 7:54 PM
Expected end
Tue, Jan 20, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
10 hours 6 minutes
Road
M6 – M6 Northbound Between J26 And J27
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Active
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Jan 19, 2026 7:54 PM
Last updated
Mon, Jan 19, 2026 8:47 PM
Cleared
Tue, Jan 20, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 326/8 to 327/3)
Coordinates
53.570498, -2.698782
Latitude span
53.567940 – 53.572609
Longitude span
-2.699402 – -2.698088
Bounding box centre
53.570275, -2.698745
Location descriptions
  • M6 northbound between J26 and J27
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Jan 19, 2026 7:54 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Jan 20, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours 6 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

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J26 and J27
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{104CA2A2-90FB-4C9C-91C6-DF0FED7CB6A7}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
751 m
To Distance
1,118 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.56794 -2.699402
53.568728 -2.699256
53.568827 -2.699236
53.569699 -2.699061
53.570357 -2.698891
53.571122 -2.698662
53.571212 -2.698633

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J26 and J27
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
{B6BC7C1B-D130-47B2-9E4C-2989B5965148}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
159 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.571212 -2.698633
53.571302 -2.698589
53.572464 -2.698155
53.572609 -2.698088
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
11
First coordinate pair
-2.699402, 53.567940
Road section segments
1
Road section points
11
View geometry JSON
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                -2.699256,
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            ],
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                53.568827
            ],
            [
                -2.699061,
                53.569699
            ],
            [
                -2.698891,
                53.570357
            ],
            [
                -2.698662,
                53.571122
            ],
            [
                -2.698633,
                53.571212
            ],
            [
                -2.698633,
                53.571212
            ],
            [
                -2.698589,
                53.571302
            ],
            [
                -2.698155,
                53.572464
            ],
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                -2.698088,
                53.572609
            ]
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    ]
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View road section coordinates
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        [
            -2.699402,
            53.56794
        ],
        [
            -2.699256,
            53.568728
        ],
        [
            -2.699236,
            53.568827
        ],
        [
            -2.699061,
            53.569699
        ],
        [
            -2.698891,
            53.570357
        ],
        [
            -2.698662,
            53.571122
        ],
        [
            -2.698633,
            53.571212
        ],
        [
            -2.698633,
            53.571212
        ],
        [
            -2.698589,
            53.571302
        ],
        [
            -2.698155,
            53.572464
        ],
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            -2.698088,
            53.572609
        ]
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]
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
Mon, Jan 19, 2026 7:54 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Jan 19, 2026 8:47 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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