M6 Northbound to M56 Westbound link road closure

Planned

M6 Northbound to M56 Westbound link road closure

Start time
Fri, Jan 30, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Jan 31, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M6 – Link Road From M6 J20 Northbound To M56 J9 Westbound/A50
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Active
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Jan 30, 2026 3:54 AM
Last updated
Fri, Jan 30, 2026 7:33 PM
Cleared
Sat, Jan 31, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Northbound to M56 Westbound link road closure
Coordinates
53.349869, -2.507976
Latitude span
53.348096 – 53.350647
Longitude span
-2.519798 – -2.499936
Bounding box centre
53.349372, -2.509867
Location descriptions
  • link road from M6 J20 northbound to M56 J9 westbound/A50
  • M56 westbound between J9 and J10
  • link road from M6 J20 northbound to M56 J9 westbound
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Jan 30, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Jan 31, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

6 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M6 J20 northbound to M56 J9 westbound/A50
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{39DA06BD-A207-4FC3-81E6-71E68B30F445}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
134 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.349388 -2.500507
53.349504 -2.500689
53.349639 -2.500946
53.349727 -2.501112
53.349781 -2.501217
53.350191 -2.502019

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M6 J20 northbound to M56 J9 westbound/A50
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{18E34B18-ADBA-4D3C-B751-1A942582CAEF}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
157 m
To Distance
213 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.34902 -2.499936
53.349299 -2.500356
53.349388 -2.500507

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 westbound between J9 and J10
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
West Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{15773CB1-64E4-4D7F-B587-81DAB3D0938B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
70 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.348348 -2.518822
53.348096 -2.519798

Segment 4

20 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M6 J20 northbound to M56 J9 westbound
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
West Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{36CEF8D9-1007-47DC-B66F-8ECE20C5165C}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
672 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.350191 -2.502019
53.35024 -2.502271
53.350279 -2.502471
53.350384 -2.503208
53.350418 -2.503449
53.350471 -2.50378
53.350574 -2.504833
53.350608 -2.505359
53.350641 -2.506035
53.350647 -2.506786
53.350635 -2.507537
53.350605 -2.508063
53.350558 -2.508738
53.350555 -2.508768
53.350483 -2.509488
53.350408 -2.510073
53.350353 -2.510403
53.350306 -2.510733
53.350177 -2.511468
53.350104 -2.511933

Segment 5

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 westbound between J9 and J10
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
West Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{54DCF458-09A3-4991-9CA6-EC3531FC658C}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
148 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.348872 -2.516769
53.348668 -2.517564
53.348348 -2.518822

Segment 6

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 westbound between J9 and J10
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
West Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{F8A78A5B-4991-4EEB-BE3E-AD97E30DD6A5}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
349 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.350104 -2.511933
53.350018 -2.512259
53.349912 -2.512681
53.349729 -2.513403
53.349198 -2.515497
53.348872 -2.516769
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
40
First coordinate pair
-2.500507, 53.349388
Road section segments
1
Road section points
40
View geometry JSON
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Jan 30, 2026 3:54 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Jan 30, 2026 7:33 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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