M6 Southbound Jct 23 exit slip road lanes 1 and 2 closure

Planned

M6 Southbound Jct 23 exit slip road lanes 1 and 2 closure

Start time
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M6 – M6 J23 Southbound Exit
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
1 of 2 lanes affected, 2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 10:52 AM
Last updated
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 4:05 AM
Cleared
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound Jct 23 exit slip road lanes 1 and 2 closure
Coordinates
53.473852, -2.635403
Latitude span
53.471734 – 53.475698
Longitude span
-2.637385 – -2.633257
Bounding box centre
53.473716, -2.635321
Location descriptions
  • M6 J23 southbound exit
  • M6 southbound between J24 and J23
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Aug 14, 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

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 J23 southbound exit
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
{AB200A99-37A6-482F-823B-2B1D6BE2908C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
453 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.475206 -2.636818
53.473868 -2.635301
53.473315 -2.634726
53.472787 -2.634221
53.472563 -2.634022
53.471883 -2.633424
53.471821 -2.633363
53.471734 -2.633257

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J24 and J23
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{4905B81F-5E2E-4989-AC95-47719E3CD2FD}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
13 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.475307 -2.63694
53.475206 -2.636818

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J24 and J23
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{B0D3B501-7E87-48A1-BCDC-B8CB29D20692}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
661 m
To Distance
713 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.475698 -2.637385
53.475382 -2.637022
53.475307 -2.63694
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
13
First coordinate pair
-2.636818, 53.475206
Road section segments
1
Road section points
13
View geometry JSON
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                -2.635301,
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            ],
            [
                -2.634726,
                53.473315
            ],
            [
                -2.634221,
                53.472787
            ],
            [
                -2.634022,
                53.472563
            ],
            [
                -2.633424,
                53.471883
            ],
            [
                -2.633363,
                53.471821
            ],
            [
                -2.633257,
                53.471734
            ],
            [
                -2.63694,
                53.475307
            ],
            [
                -2.636818,
                53.475206
            ],
            [
                -2.637385,
                53.475698
            ],
            [
                -2.637022,
                53.475382
            ],
            [
                -2.63694,
                53.475307
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -2.636818,
            53.475206
        ],
        [
            -2.635301,
            53.473868
        ],
        [
            -2.634726,
            53.473315
        ],
        [
            -2.634221,
            53.472787
        ],
        [
            -2.634022,
            53.472563
        ],
        [
            -2.633424,
            53.471883
        ],
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            -2.633363,
            53.471821
        ],
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            -2.633257,
            53.471734
        ],
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            -2.63694,
            53.475307
        ],
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            53.475206
        ],
        [
            -2.637385,
            53.475698
        ],
        [
            -2.637022,
            53.475382
        ],
        [
            -2.63694,
            53.475307
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 10:52 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 4:05 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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