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

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

Start time
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 6:52 PM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 22, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
9 hours 8 minutes
Road
M6 – M6 Northbound Between J26 And J27
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 6:52 PM
Last updated
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 8:28 PM
Cleared
Thu, Oct 22, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 326/8 to 327/3)
Coordinates
53.570494, -2.698784
Latitude span
53.567933 – 53.572582
Longitude span
-2.699403 – -2.698100
Bounding box centre
53.570258, -2.698752
Location descriptions
  • M6 northbound between J26 and J27
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 6:52 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 22, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 8 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
M6 northbound between J26 and J27
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
156 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
53.572582 -2.6981

Segment 2

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
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
750 m
To Distance
1,118 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.567933 -2.699403
53.568728 -2.699256
53.568827 -2.699236
53.569699 -2.699061
53.570357 -2.698891
53.571122 -2.698662
53.571212 -2.698633
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
11
First coordinate pair
-2.698633, 53.571212
Road section segments
1
Road section points
11
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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            ],
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            ],
            [
                -2.698891,
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            ],
            [
                -2.698662,
                53.571122
            ],
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View road section coordinates
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        [
            -2.698633,
            53.571212
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            -2.698589,
            53.571302
        ],
        [
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        ],
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            53.572582
        ],
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        ],
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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
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 6:52 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 8:28 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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