M6 Southbound Jct 39 to 40 Lane 3 closure (478/6 to 473/9)

Cleared

M6 Southbound Jct 39 to 40 Lane 3 closure (478/6 to 473/9)

Start time
Thu, Jun 11, 2026 8:48 PM
Expected end
Sat, Jun 13, 2026 7:00 PM
Duration
1 day 5 hours 52 minutes
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J42 And J41
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jun 11, 2026 8:48 PM
Last updated
Sat, Jun 13, 2026 2:13 AM
Cleared
Sat, Jun 13, 2026 2:40 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound Jct 39 to 40 Lane 3 closure (478/6 to 473/9)
Coordinates
54.790111, -2.863024
Latitude span
54.771202 – 54.808621
Longitude span
-2.876257 – -2.845149
Bounding box centre
54.789912, -2.860703
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J42 and J41
  • M6 southbound at the Southwaite services between J42 and J41
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, Jun 11, 2026 8:48 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Jun 13, 2026 7:00 PM
Feed window length
1 day 22 hours 12 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

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J42 and J41
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 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{1FC5C4ED-A6CD-42E2-A129-FF2E13AE54A0}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
736 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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54.781009 -2.855261
54.779705 -2.854145
54.779535 -2.853992
54.77891 -2.853428
54.777812 -2.85241
54.777115 -2.851743
54.77633 -2.850933

Segment 2

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound at the Southwaite services between J42 and J41
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 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{B06C3E18-4D55-4E64-BE1F-C4B7DE44E096}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,112 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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54.802152 -2.871524
54.80155 -2.871339
54.799293 -2.870938
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54.798019 -2.87063
54.79698 -2.87025
54.796764 -2.870168
54.795931 -2.869808
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54.795278 -2.869451
54.794636 -2.869058
54.794197 -2.868789
54.793771 -2.868473

Segment 3

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J42 and J41
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 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{47F3A0AD-52B6-4DD5-9192-819AC4C78716}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,136 m
To Distance
1,769 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.808621 -2.876257
54.8082 -2.87575
54.807496 -2.874973
54.806934 -2.8744
54.806604 -2.874098
54.806068 -2.873651
54.805791 -2.873427
54.805728 -2.873363
54.80478 -2.87272
54.804422 -2.872495
54.803514 -2.872063

Segment 4

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J42 and J41
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 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{0461D482-D473-474F-AFA6-6951C6D6C592}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
681 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.77633 -2.850933
54.776321 -2.850925
54.776205 -2.850822
54.775322 -2.849902
54.774412 -2.848934
54.773672 -2.848095
54.772843 -2.847129
54.771773 -2.845863
54.771292 -2.845262
54.771202 -2.845149

Segment 5

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J42 and J41
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
{C864C556-DB6A-4D71-9A34-1D07E4523994}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
163 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.793771 -2.868473
54.793033 -2.867922
54.792429 -2.867438

Segment 6

17 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J42 and J41
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 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{E797A8B8-76AF-493C-9BCF-4EFB51AA6114}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,348 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
63
First coordinate pair
-2.856336, 54.782166
Road section segments
1
Road section points
63
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Jun 11, 2026 8:48 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Jun 13, 2026 2:13 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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