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M6 Northbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 342/9 to 344/3)

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M6 Northbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 342/9 to 344/3)

Start time
Sun, Jul 5, 2026 9:57 PM
Expected end
Mon, Jul 6, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
5 hours 48 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M6 – M6 Northbound Within J29
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sun, Jul 5, 2026 9:57 PM
Last updated
Mon, Jul 6, 2026 12:22 AM
Cleared
Mon, Jul 6, 2026 3:45 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Northbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 342/9 to 344/3)
Coordinates
53.713979, -2.665345
Latitude span
53.709637 – 53.718367
Longitude span
-2.673196 – -2.657744
Bounding box centre
53.714002, -2.665470
Location descriptions
  • M6 northbound within J29
  • M6 northbound between J28 and J29
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Sun, Jul 5, 2026 9:57 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Jul 6, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
6 hours 3 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

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound within J29
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{3AB18BB8-F51B-4A74-9618-893E67424EAD}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
299 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.713649 -2.665994
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53.714222 -2.664664
53.714249 -2.664604
53.714577 -2.663882
53.714786 -2.663446
53.715076 -2.66286
53.715113 -2.662784
53.715195 -2.662634

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound within J29
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
24 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.715812 -2.661538

Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J28 and J29
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{83A8997F-8E0D-4FBA-B41E-EFEA8DE986FF}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
274 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.712383 -2.668923
53.712765 -2.668126
53.713056 -2.667449
53.713542 -2.666264
53.713555 -2.666232

Segment 4

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound within J29
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{D0C26537-1677-4573-BB8F-35AA07773884}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
297 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.717343 -2.659107
53.717643 -2.658672
53.718367 -2.657744

Segment 5

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound within J29
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{D0E23B4B-9AC4-4ECC-9473-DF55191DE235}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
75 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.715195 -2.662634
53.71544 -2.662168
53.715558 -2.661958
53.715658 -2.661793

Segment 6

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound within J29
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{6E358651-5F39-459F-960D-4786A950CA3E}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
81 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.715812 -2.661538
53.716329 -2.660667

Segment 7

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J28 and J29
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{23EEE833-72EC-47F7-9E73-CC7E70A9800A}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
392 m
To Distance
756 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.709898 -2.672883
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53.71055 -2.672
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53.711157 -2.671116
53.711483 -2.670575
53.711719 -2.670185
53.711883 -2.669885
53.712059 -2.669527
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
43
First coordinate pair
-2.666232, 53.713555
Road section segments
1
Road section points
43
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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
Sun, Jul 5, 2026 9:57 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Jul 6, 2026 12:22 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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