M6 southbound jct 18 entry slip road hard shoulder closure

Planned

M6 southbound jct 18 entry slip road hard shoulder closure

Start time
Fri, Oct 30, 2026 8:00 AM
Expected end
Fri, Oct 30, 2026 5:00 PM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J18 And J17
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Oct 5, 2026 11:11 AM
Last updated
Fri, Oct 30, 2026 12:50 AM
Cleared
Fri, Oct 30, 2026 5:00 PM
  • Latest update: M6 southbound jct 18 entry slip road hard shoulder closure
Coordinates
53.197562, -2.385916
Latitude span
53.194961 – 53.200130
Longitude span
-2.386633 – -2.384648
Bounding box centre
53.197546, -2.385641
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J18 and J17
  • M6 J18 southbound access
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Oct 30, 2026 8:00 AM
Overall feed end
Fri, Oct 30, 2026 5:00 PM
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

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J18 and J17
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 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3A6A3C74-6160-4984-AAAF-A336272EEC2E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
207 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.196686 -2.385806
53.196448 -2.385665
53.195963 -2.385422
53.195874 -2.385357
53.195649 -2.385194
53.195354 -2.384967
53.195067 -2.38474
53.194961 -2.384648

Segment 2

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 J18 southbound access
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{887582AB-642F-432E-88EF-9324E39AE5A9}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
5 m
To Distance
395 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.20013 -2.386514
53.199993 -2.386572
53.199882 -2.386613
53.199666 -2.386633
53.199613 -2.386624
53.199389 -2.386582
53.198725 -2.386434
53.19808 -2.386316
53.197974 -2.386296
53.197543 -2.386214
53.196686 -2.385806
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
19
First coordinate pair
-2.385806, 53.196686
Road section segments
1
Road section points
19
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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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
1
Record created
Mon, Oct 5, 2026 11:11 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Oct 30, 2026 12:50 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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