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M6 Southbound Jct 40 to 39 Lane 3 closure with Narrow lanes (Mp 459/4 - 455/7)

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M6 Southbound Jct 40 to 39 Lane 3 closure with Narrow lanes (Mp 459/4 - 455/7)

Start time
Mon, Jun 15, 2026 5:00 AM
Expected end
Fri, Nov 13, 2026 8:00 PM
Duration
3 months 1 week 1 day
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
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Jun 15, 2026 4:36 AM
Last updated
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 6:25 AM
Cleared
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 6:55 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound Jct 40 to 39 Lane 3 closure with Narrow lanes (Mp 459/4 - 455/7)
Coordinates
54.642963, -2.740821
Latitude span
54.628882 – 54.653686
Longitude span
-2.761145 – -2.723972
Bounding box centre
54.641284, -2.742559
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J40 and J39
  • M6 southbound within J40
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Jun 15, 2026 5:00 AM
Overall feed end
Fri, Nov 13, 2026 8:00 PM
Feed window length
4 months 4 weeks 1 day
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

8 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
{B073CAA9-598A-4A7E-8939-397165904CDB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
617 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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54.646209 -2.743598
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54.644899 -2.740673
54.644386 -2.739682
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54.643579 -2.738247
54.64331 -2.737764

Segment 2

6 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
{6ABE19B8-78D8-4D04-9664-6E362147099B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
272 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J40
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
266 m
To Distance
293 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 4

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
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
473 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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54.646887 -2.745358
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Segment 5

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J40
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
131 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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54.653469 -2.76076
54.653113 -2.760118
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Segment 6

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J40
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
{B5803AB0-E28E-415C-836C-A7E77D4F4360}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
384 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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54.650815 -2.755441
54.650514 -2.754769

Segment 7

18 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 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
915 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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54.636646 -2.729539
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Segment 8

20 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
{26F06597-2BBF-4212-A487-6AB9A4075EBB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
937 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Geometry type
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Geometry points
78
First coordinate pair
-2.745155, 54.646808
Road section segments
1
Road section points
78
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
100
Record created
Mon, Jun 15, 2026 4:36 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 6:25 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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Stoke-On-Trent West M6 · M6 Southbound Between J17 And J16

Starts in 2 hours 54 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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