M6 Southbound Jct 38 to 37 Lane 3 closure (Mp 430/8 - 428/0)

Cleared

M6 Southbound Jct 38 to 37 Lane 3 closure (Mp 430/8 - 428/0)

Start time
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 6:49 PM
Expected end
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
5 hours 46 minutes 1 second
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J38 And J37
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 6:49 PM
Last updated
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 12:17 AM
Cleared
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 12:35 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound Jct 38 to 37 Lane 3 closure (Mp 430/8 - 428/0)
Coordinates
54.411809, -2.602074
Latitude span
54.399289 – 54.424242
Longitude span
-2.604953 – -2.599546
Bounding box centre
54.411766, -2.602250
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J38 and J37
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 6:49 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 11 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

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J38 and J37
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{89C0674F-526C-49D2-9267-155864659BCA}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
414 m
To Distance
1,117 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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54.4232 -2.600145
54.422419 -2.599871
54.421845 -2.59974
54.421593 -2.59969
54.421584 -2.599689
54.420945 -2.599627
54.420008 -2.599567
54.419249 -2.599549
54.419123 -2.599546
54.418673 -2.599585
54.418484 -2.599629
54.417995 -2.59978

Segment 2

20 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J38 and J37
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{0ABF3C29-26AD-4D79-BF26-986F4F124798}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,289 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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54.416459 -2.600331
54.416108 -2.600457
54.415243 -2.600737
54.414686 -2.600868
54.413759 -2.601055
54.413282 -2.601186
54.41285 -2.601365
54.412363 -2.601589
54.411958 -2.601768
54.411796 -2.601827
54.411327 -2.602129
54.411266 -2.602168
54.410933 -2.6024
54.410686 -2.602571
54.410112 -2.602927
54.409658 -2.60321
54.408876 -2.603694
54.407931 -2.604194
54.406789 -2.604598

Segment 3

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J38 and J37
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{7F1A6F9A-7CB9-49F6-938A-A5FE3C0A930B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
851 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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54.406489 -2.604678
54.405768 -2.604835
54.405022 -2.604936
54.404896 -2.604953
54.403843 -2.604938
54.403086 -2.604852
54.402956 -2.604817
54.401926 -2.604545
54.401257 -2.604283
54.40067 -2.603994
54.400147 -2.603762
54.399436 -2.603275
54.399289 -2.603175
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
47
First coordinate pair
-2.600577, 54.424242
Road section segments
1
Road section points
47
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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, Jul 14, 2026 6:49 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 12:17 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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