M6 Southbound Jct 40 to 39 Lane 3 closure (451/2b to 450/4b)

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M6 Southbound Jct 40 to 39 Lane 3 closure (451/2b to 450/4b)

Start time
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
2 seconds
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J40 And J39
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 12:54 PM
Last updated
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 5:49 PM
Cleared
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 7:00 PM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound Jct 40 to 39 Lane 3 closure (451/2b to 450/4b)
Coordinates
54.587606, -2.700883
Latitude span
54.584041 – 54.591253
Longitude span
-2.701292 – -2.699885
Bounding box centre
54.587647, -2.700589
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J40 and J39
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 4:00 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

15 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J40 and J39
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
{80989185-8B19-4737-84F5-2D987BA3B180}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
710 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.590346 -2.701272
54.588916 -2.701247
54.588682 -2.701243
54.58834 -2.701238
54.587999 -2.701201
54.58755 -2.701131
54.587326 -2.701096
54.587101 -2.701046
54.58641 -2.700879
54.585917 -2.700732
54.585218 -2.700441
54.584733 -2.700232
54.584258 -2.700007
54.58425 -2.700002
54.584041 -2.699885

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J40 and J39
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
{0197AD76-90AD-4CD3-95E3-2CFE6CF7BFAA}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
664 m
To Distance
765 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.591253 -2.701292
54.591162 -2.701286
54.590668 -2.701278
54.590346 -2.701272
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
19
First coordinate pair
-2.701272, 54.590346
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
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 12:54 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 5:49 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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