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M6 Southbound Jct 31a - 31 Lane 1/2 closure (Mp 351/6 - 347/2)

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M6 Southbound Jct 31a - 31 Lane 1/2 closure (Mp 351/6 - 347/2)

Start time
Mon, May 18, 2026 7:27 PM
Expected end
Tue, May 19, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours 33 minutes
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Within J31
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, May 18, 2026 8:15 PM
Last updated
Mon, May 18, 2026 10:21 PM
Cleared
Tue, May 19, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound Jct 31a - 31 Lane 1/2 closure (Mp 351/6 - 347/2)
Coordinates
53.763528, -2.641014
Latitude span
53.744314 – 53.779679
Longitude span
-2.649933 – -2.635535
Bounding box centre
53.761997, -2.642734
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound within J31
  • M6 southbound between J31 and J30
  • M6 southbound between J31A and J31
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, May 18, 2026 7:27 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, May 19, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 33 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

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J31
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{62D85C55-3E4C-4315-B236-DC7AE7D774DE}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
447 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
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53.763464 -2.635559
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53.762511 -2.635544
53.761084 -2.635625

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J31
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
11 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 3

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J31 and J30
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
765 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.757659 -2.637041
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Segment 4

30 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J31A and J31
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
492 m
To Distance
1,838 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 5

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J31 and J30
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
25 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 6

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J31
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{83E6A7B3-336D-436A-8890-9C5ECFD60530}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
370 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.767298 -2.63633
53.766113 -2.636099

Segment 7

18 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J31 and J30
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 8

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J31
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
103 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
84
First coordinate pair
-2.635887, 53.765089
Road section segments
1
Road section points
84
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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
7
Record created
Mon, May 18, 2026 8:15 PM
Record versioned
Mon, May 18, 2026 10:21 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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Carlisle M6 · M6 Southbound Between J44 And J43

Starts in 16 hours 11 minutes

Starts 15 Jun 2026, 18:00 Expected clear 18 Jun 2026, 04:00

M6 Southbound Jct 44 to 43 Lane 1 closure (Mp 491/5 - 490/0)

Category: Road Maintenance
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M6 Southbound hardshoulder closure (MP 306/8 to 306/1)

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Warrington M6 · M6 Southbound Within J21A

Cleared 1 hour 8 minutes ago

Started 14 Jun 2026, 20:20 Ended 15 Jun 2026, 00:40

M6 Southbound hardshoulder closure (MP 306/8 to 306/1)

Category: Road Maintenance
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