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M6 Southbound Jct 40 to 39 Lane 3 closure (Mp 442/5 - 437/9)

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M6 Southbound Jct 40 to 39 Lane 3 closure (Mp 442/5 - 437/9)

Start time
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 11:03 PM
Expected end
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 7:00 PM
Duration
11 hours 32 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M6 – M6 J39 Southbound Access
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 11:03 PM
Last updated
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 9:31 AM
Cleared
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 10:35 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound Jct 40 to 39 Lane 3 closure (Mp 442/5 - 437/9)
Coordinates
54.502073, -2.645785
Latitude span
54.481344 – 54.519144
Longitude span
-2.656484 – -2.632520
Bounding box centre
54.500244, -2.644502
Location descriptions
  • M6 J39 southbound access
  • M6 J39 southbound exit
  • M6 southbound between J39 and J38
  • M6 southbound between J40 and J39
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 11:03 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 7:00 PM
Feed window length
19 hours 57 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

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 J39 southbound access
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
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
{215DF451-46E7-46A8-8981-6637FE0773E5}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
318 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 2

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 J39 southbound exit
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
313 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 3

17 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J39 and J38
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
776 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 4

7 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 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
422 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 5

12 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 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
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To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 6

33 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J39 and J38
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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
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Geometry type
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Geometry points
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First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
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Road section points
89
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 11:03 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 9:31 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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Starts 12 Oct 2026, 22:59 Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 05:00

M6 southbound Jct 2 to Jct 1 carriageway closure

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M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 346/0 to 341/6)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Preston South M6 · M6 Southbound Between J29 And J28

Starts in 4 hours 30 minutes

Starts 12 Oct 2026, 22:00 Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 05:00

M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 346/0 to 341/6)

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Lane 2, 3 and 4 closure southbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Stoke-On-Trent West M6 · M6 Southbound Between J17 And J16

Starts in 2 hours 30 minutes

Starts 12 Oct 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 05:00

Lane 2, 3 and 4 closure southbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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