M6 Northbound Lane 2 closure Jct 31 exit slip road

Planned

M6 Northbound Lane 2 closure Jct 31 exit slip road

Start time
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M6 – M6 J31 Northbound Exit
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 4 lanes affected
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 8:00 AM
Last updated
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 2:31 AM
Cleared
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Northbound Lane 2 closure Jct 31 exit slip road
Coordinates
53.762546, -2.636910
Latitude span
53.759039 – 53.764152
Longitude span
-2.638143 – -2.636207
Bounding box centre
53.761596, -2.637175
Location descriptions
  • M6 J31 northbound exit
  • M6 northbound between J30 and J31
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
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

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 J31 northbound exit
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{A0858D82-0935-40AD-82C7-2CEE4B89CDE1}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
364 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.759817 -2.636372
53.761182 -2.636207
53.761186 -2.636207
53.76151 -2.636227
53.761815 -2.636262
53.762166 -2.636328
53.762435 -2.636408
53.762659 -2.636502
53.763063 -2.636694

Segment 2

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 J31 northbound exit
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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
{4C60A19B-562F-4A50-9941-B13B25DFB89D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
100 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.763541 -2.637075
53.763704 -2.637224
53.763831 -2.637384
53.763905 -2.637517
53.763998 -2.637697
53.764092 -2.637928
53.764144 -2.638104
53.764152 -2.638143

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 J31 northbound exit
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{AD8820C8-0613-4901-BAA7-C1B55330EF8A}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
58 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.763063 -2.636694
53.76335 -2.636894
53.763541 -2.637075

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J30 and J31
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{A484706F-D777-4167-9D72-EA0226371F3A}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
542 m
To Distance
632 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.759039 -2.636703
53.759817 -2.636372
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
22
First coordinate pair
-2.636372, 53.759817
Road section segments
1
Road section points
22
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 8:00 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 2:31 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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