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M6 Northbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 282/7 to 285/7)

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M6 Northbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 282/7 to 285/7)

Start time
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 10:26 PM
Expected end
Thu, Aug 20, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
1 hour 29 minutes 1 second
Road
M6 – M6 Northbound Between J18 And J19
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 10:26 PM
Last updated
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 11:19 PM
Cleared
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 11:55 PM
  • Latest update: M6 Northbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 282/7 to 285/7)
Coordinates
53.264417, -2.400644
Latitude span
53.245162 – 53.278712
Longitude span
-2.402145 – -2.396810
Bounding box centre
53.261937, -2.399478
Location descriptions
  • M6 northbound between J18 and J19
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 10:26 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Aug 20, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
6 hours 34 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 J18 and J19
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
{82C35669-AB9D-4EC9-AAD4-FA557A706B08}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
200 m
To Distance
1,262 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.248853 -2.401963
53.251046 -2.402088
53.253347 -2.402125
53.253976 -2.40213
53.254666 -2.40213
53.254704 -2.402137

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J18 and J19
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
{915114A9-E938-4F08-8F65-69666300044F}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
327 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.262987 -2.401916
53.263253 -2.401888
53.265304 -2.401547
53.265915 -2.401402

Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J18 and J19
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
{2F50115D-1333-4A92-8079-937F4BA3B381}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
385 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.275332 -2.3981
53.275341 -2.398096
53.275346 -2.398093
53.277381 -2.397312
53.278712 -2.39681

Segment 4

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J18 and J19
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
{D9C30AB2-ECA7-44F1-B855-D7C9231268F8}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
404 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.265915 -2.401402
53.26713 -2.401115
53.269236 -2.40046
53.269489 -2.400359
53.269497 -2.400357

Segment 5

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J18 and J19
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
{1C144E5A-AE2C-4BBF-A196-7075DEAAE2D6}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
921 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.254704 -2.402137
53.254983 -2.40214
53.255594 -2.402141
53.258749 -2.402145
53.262336 -2.401984
53.262987 -2.401916

Segment 6

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J18 and J19
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
{4A0BEEC7-97D4-4FA7-83AA-6143CCDD6553}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
666 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.269497 -2.400357
53.271333 -2.39964
53.271765 -2.399479
53.272431 -2.399215
53.273466 -2.39882
53.275332 -2.3981
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
33
First coordinate pair
-2.401744, 53.245162
Road section segments
1
Road section points
33
View geometry JSON 
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View road section coordinates 
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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, Aug 19, 2026 10:26 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 11:19 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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