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M6 soputhbound hard shoulder closure (MP 298/0 to 297/3)

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M6 soputhbound hard shoulder closure (MP 298/0 to 297/3)

Start time
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
5 hours 45 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Within J20A After A50 Access
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 1:52 AM
Last updated
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 2:32 AM
Cleared
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 2:45 AM
  • Latest update: M6 soputhbound hard shoulder closure (MP 298/0 to 297/3)
Coordinates
53.354343, -2.504520
Latitude span
53.352074 – 53.357259
Longitude span
-2.507148 – -2.502310
Bounding box centre
53.354667, -2.504729
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound within J20A after A50 access
  • M6 southbound within J20A after M6 J20 exit
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours
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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J20A after A50 access
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{94D39F6F-7425-40EC-BB07-7109A597FBC0}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
287 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.354888 -2.505109
53.354476 -2.504698
53.353796 -2.504014
53.353232 -2.503467
53.353003 -2.503239
53.352668 -2.502904

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J20A after M6 J20 exit
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{4992B8F1-3DF7-49F9-ACCD-A3EC380A0E15}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
82 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.355535 -2.505714
53.355488 -2.505672
53.354888 -2.505109

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J20A after A50 access
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{CE8CF0E8-67FB-4D4A-82CF-8934DA18E538}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
18 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.352668 -2.502904
53.352525 -2.502752

Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J20A after M6 J20 exit
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{F1F7F4C0-58B1-4D5B-B23A-65E80E9E4BE4}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
141 m
To Distance
355 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.357259 -2.507148
53.356804 -2.506814
53.356464 -2.506525
53.355535 -2.505714

Segment 5

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J20A after A50 access
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{AE9E9215-6A86-4334-90C0-E683E6BF401D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
58 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.352525 -2.502752
53.352074 -2.50231
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
17
First coordinate pair
-2.505109, 53.354888
Road section segments
1
Road section points
17
View geometry JSON 
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View road section coordinates 
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            -2.505109,
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        ],
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            -2.504698,
            53.354476
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        ],
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        ]
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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
2
Record created
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 1:52 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 2:32 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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