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M6 Southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 307/3 to 306/8)

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M6 Southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 307/3 to 306/8)

Start time
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Aug 18, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
2 seconds
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Within J21A Before M62 J10 Westbound Exit
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 9:54 AM
Last updated
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 5:58 PM
Cleared
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 8:00 PM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 307/3 to 306/8)
Coordinates
53.426289, -2.556410
Latitude span
53.424879 – 53.428458
Longitude span
-2.560070 – -2.554092
Bounding box centre
53.426669, -2.557081
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound within J21A before M62 J10 westbound exit
  • M6 southbound within J21A after M62 J10 eastbound exit
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Aug 18, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
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

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J21A before M62 J10 westbound 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
{CAEA0300-70B2-495C-9481-2935E3D0E06F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
51 m
To Distance
418 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.428458 -2.56007
53.428137 -2.559511
53.427905 -2.559132
53.42762 -2.558646
53.427424 -2.558298
53.426799 -2.557236
53.426487 -2.556705
53.426229 -2.556265
53.426139 -2.556129

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J21A before M62 J10 westbound 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
{BB266D96-60FB-42F4-BBDC-9CD8CD348C6D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
24 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.426139 -2.556129
53.425979 -2.555871

Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J21A after M62 J10 eastbound 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
{70F315AF-09FC-454E-A17A-4AECE8FD0881}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
95 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.425497 -2.555097
53.425185 -2.554581
53.425137 -2.554506
53.425109 -2.554459
53.424882 -2.554096
53.424879 -2.554092

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J21A before M62 J10 westbound 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
{A06F2609-7DD8-4128-9D99-A6E98CE26096}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
74 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.425979 -2.555871
53.425497 -2.555097
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
19
First coordinate pair
-2.560070, 53.428458
Road section segments
1
Road section points
19
View geometry JSON 
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View road section coordinates 
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        ],
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            -2.559511,
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        ],
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 9:54 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 5:58 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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