M6 Southbound Charnock Services exit and entry slips closed

Cleared

Start time: Thu, Jul 30, 2026 10:00 PM
Expected end: Fri, Jul 31, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes 2 seconds
Road: M6 – M6 Southbound Between J28 And J27
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work

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First published: Thu, Jul 30, 2026 8:13 PM
Last updated: Fri, Jul 31, 2026 12:19 AM
Cleared: Fri, Jul 31, 2026 1:30 AM

Latest update: M6 Southbound Charnock Services exit and entry slips closed

Coordinates: 53.631203, -2.690272
Latitude span: 53.627758 – 53.635159
Longitude span: -2.691646 – -2.688959
Bounding box centre: 53.631459, -2.690303
Location descriptions: M6 southbound between J28 and J27

M6 southbound at the Charnock Richard services slip road between J28 and J27

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Thu, Jul 30, 2026 10:00 PM
Overall feed end: Fri, Jul 31, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length: 6 hours
Probability code (raw): certain
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

2 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound between J28 and J27
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 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: {7C1D4C2B-535E-4A4C-9FEA-611BB629E696}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 189 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.629397 -2.689746
53.627758 -2.688959

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound at the Charnock Richard services slip road between J28 and J27
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 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: {40AF47FB-E5B5-47AB-A72F-7A36D56F42C1}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance: 49 m
To Distance: 125 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.630327 -2.689764
53.630282 -2.689794
53.630246 -2.689806
53.630183 -2.689836
53.630012 -2.689864
53.629688 -2.689874

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound between J28 and J27
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 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: {B27B4BC1-BF4E-421F-9D04-13200EC1DFA8}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 903 m
To Distance: 1,137 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.635159 -2.691646
53.635102 -2.691633
53.634188 -2.691369
53.633079 -2.691079

Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound between J28 and J27
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 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: {9367EBC4-6029-40B8-A4CC-6450FBB9AC64}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 33 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.629688 -2.689874
53.629551 -2.68981
53.629397 -2.689746

Segment 5

3 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound at the Charnock Richard services slip road between J28 and J27
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 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: {5AD3F819-4295-4E7A-93C8-14B15B9B2C96}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 62 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.633079 -2.691079
53.632799 -2.690848
53.632567 -2.6907

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 19
First coordinate pair: -2.689746, 53.629397
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 19

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Carriageway Closures