M6 Northbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 265/2 to 266/3)

Cleared

M6 Northbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 265/2 to 266/3)

Start time
Fri, Jul 10, 2026 8:30 PM
Expected end
Sat, Jul 11, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
3 hours 55 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M6 – M6 Northbound Between J16 And J17
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Jul 10, 2026 8:30 PM
Last updated
Fri, Jul 10, 2026 11:51 PM
Cleared
Sat, Jul 11, 2026 12:25 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Northbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 265/2 to 266/3)
Coordinates
53.107668, -2.339093
Latitude span
53.102612 – 53.112464
Longitude span
-2.340914 – -2.337364
Bounding box centre
53.107538, -2.339139
Location descriptions
  • M6 northbound between J16 and J17
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Fri, Jul 10, 2026 8:30 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Jul 11, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 30 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J16 and J17
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{862F8C01-5DC0-4F89-8F2B-D8672D9128C3}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
553 m
To Distance
598 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.102612 -2.340914
53.102794 -2.340849
53.10301 -2.34077

Segment 2

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J16 and J17
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{AAC27DD5-DCEA-4386-8058-28BBDE1E0FF9}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
458 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.108438 -2.338817
53.109093 -2.338579
53.1093 -2.338503
53.109723 -2.338357
53.110101 -2.338211
53.11118 -2.337846
53.111693 -2.33764
53.111864 -2.337582
53.112134 -2.337494
53.112464 -2.337364

Segment 3

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J16 and J17
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{DF3F3101-6C2B-4F2C-9D13-758DE66A7BE3}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
617 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.10301 -2.34077
53.103199 -2.340696
53.104009 -2.340403
53.105223 -2.33998
53.107131 -2.339278
53.107473 -2.339159
53.108139 -2.338927
53.108438 -2.338817
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
21
First coordinate pair
-2.340914, 53.102612
Road section segments
1
Road section points
21
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Jul 10, 2026 8:30 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Jul 10, 2026 11:51 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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