M6 Southbound closure of Lancaster services (Mp 374/9 - 374/1)

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M6 Southbound closure of Lancaster services (Mp 374/9 - 374/1)

Start time
Fri, Apr 24, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Apr 25, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J33 And J32
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Apr 24, 2026 3:34 AM
Last updated
Fri, Apr 24, 2026 6:38 AM
Cleared
Sat, Apr 25, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound closure of Lancaster services (Mp 374/9 - 374/1)
Coordinates
53.961888, -2.759310
Latitude span
53.959054 – 53.965204
Longitude span
-2.763452 – -2.755379
Bounding box centre
53.962129, -2.759416
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J33 and J32
  • M6 southbound at the Lancaster Services between J33 and J32
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Apr 24, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Apr 25, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J33 and J32
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
{8EC931F1-83B3-4086-8223-053091034B38}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
383 m
To Distance
402 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.965204 -2.763452
53.96505 -2.76331

Segment 2

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound at the Lancaster Services between J33 and J32
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
{112579B6-13DA-4010-BE89-DA6242B8E7B3}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
836 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.96505 -2.76331
53.964539 -2.762755
53.963759 -2.761893
53.963464 -2.76155
53.962967 -2.760949
53.962429 -2.760313
53.961694 -2.759318
53.961069 -2.758422
53.960902 -2.758185
53.95975 -2.756463
53.959466 -2.756015
53.959444 -2.755981
53.959127 -2.75549

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J33 and J32
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
{96F9FF00-4AFC-4378-88F3-C2AE8F3C02F4}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
10 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.959127 -2.75549
53.959054 -2.755379
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
17
First coordinate pair
-2.763452, 53.965204
Road section segments
1
Road section points
17
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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            -2.763452,
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        ],
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            -2.76331,
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
3
Record created
Fri, Apr 24, 2026 3:34 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Apr 24, 2026 6:38 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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