M6 southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 31/1 to 31/6)

Cleared

M6 southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 31/1 to 31/6)

Start time
Tue, May 5, 2026 8:09 AM
Expected end
Tue, May 5, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration
7 hours 51 minutes
Road
M53 – M53 Southbound Within J9
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, May 5, 2026 8:39 AM
Last updated
Tue, May 5, 2026 9:29 AM
Cleared
Tue, May 5, 2026 4:00 PM
  • Latest update: M6 southbound hard shoulder closure (MP 31/1 to 31/6)
Coordinates
53.282679, -2.887005
Latitude span
53.280282 – 53.284905
Longitude span
-2.889807 – -2.885121
Bounding box centre
53.282594, -2.887464
Location descriptions
  • M53 southbound within J9
  • M53 southbound between J9 and J10
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, May 5, 2026 8:09 AM
Overall feed end
Tue, May 5, 2026 4:00 PM
Feed window length
7 hours 51 minutes
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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound within J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{67AB5246-772E-43E2-A605-EF46F79D3B2C}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
179 m
To Distance
285 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.284905 -2.889807
53.284703 -2.889413
53.284269 -2.888639

Segment 2

15 coordinate pairs
Description
M53 southbound between J9 and J10
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M53
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{7639BE91-5132-4829-AA58-6F51C1BF9C39}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
507 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.284269 -2.888639
53.283885 -2.888103
53.283618 -2.887752
53.283494 -2.8876
53.283039 -2.887065
53.282852 -2.886867
53.28254 -2.88656
53.282316 -2.886376
53.282191 -2.886268
53.281852 -2.885991
53.281485 -2.885743
53.281252 -2.885589
53.280876 -2.885386
53.280402 -2.885166
53.280282 -2.885121
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
18
First coordinate pair
-2.889807, 53.284905
Road section segments
1
Road section points
18
View geometry JSON
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            ],
            [
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            ],
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View road section coordinates
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            -2.889807,
            53.284905
        ],
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            -2.889413,
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        ],
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            -2.886376,
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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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
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, May 5, 2026 8:39 AM
Record versioned
Tue, May 5, 2026 9:29 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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