M6 Southbound Jct 40 to Jct 39 lane 3 closure (442/3b to 441/3b)

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M6 Southbound Jct 40 to Jct 39 lane 3 closure (442/3b to 441/3b)

Start time
Mon, Jul 20, 2026 2:00 PM
Expected end
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
6 days 13 hours 50 minutes
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
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 12:05 PM
Last updated
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 3:34 AM
Cleared
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 3:50 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound Jct 40 to Jct 39 lane 3 closure (442/3b to 441/3b)
Coordinates
54.513036, -2.651951
Latitude span
54.508490 – 54.517150
Longitude span
-2.654383 – -2.649776
Bounding box centre
54.512820, -2.652080
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J40 and J39
  • M6 southbound within J39
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Jul 20, 2026 2:00 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
6 days 14 hours
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 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
{44D06FB2-D374-4D2E-9FF4-8C3A53C5014E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,830 m
To Distance
2,128 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.51715 -2.654383
54.516969 -2.654196
54.516817 -2.65407
54.516262 -2.653613
54.515752 -2.653219
54.515331 -2.652918
54.514803 -2.652586
54.514704 -2.652538

Segment 2

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
{7A78982B-C6CC-4CAF-B7D8-BE9086415E4F}
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
54.514704 -2.652538
54.514149 -2.652251
54.513467 -2.651962
54.513261 -2.651881
54.513252 -2.651881
54.511368 -2.651156
54.511019 -2.650996

Segment 3

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within 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
{E0522D17-883B-4F7C-A2B4-F1BAE8B0F5BE}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
292 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.511019 -2.650996
54.510561 -2.650865
54.509997 -2.650578
54.509575 -2.650353
54.509253 -2.65018
54.508894 -2.649989
54.50849 -2.649776
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
22
First coordinate pair
-2.654383, 54.517150
Road section segments
1
Road section points
22
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
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 12:05 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 3:34 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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