M6 Southbound Jct 41 to 40 hard shoulder closure (462/2B to 461/8B)

Cleared

M6 Southbound Jct 41 to 40 hard shoulder closure (462/2B to 461/8B)

Start time
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 7:25 AM
Expected end
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 5:00 PM
Duration
5 hours 55 minutes 1 second
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J41 And J40
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 7:25 AM
Last updated
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 12:48 PM
Cleared
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 1:20 PM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound Jct 41 to 40 hard shoulder closure (462/2B to 461/8B)
Coordinates
54.674612, -2.778227
Latitude span
54.673122 – 54.676070
Longitude span
-2.779591 – -2.776934
Bounding box centre
54.674596, -2.778263
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J41 and J40
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 7:25 AM
Overall feed end
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 5:00 PM
Feed window length
9 hours 35 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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J41 and J40
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{DD3B2BBF-7B6B-4E00-ABB2-C7BFAF05E0DA}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
204 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.674766 -2.778339
54.674726 -2.778301
54.674576 -2.778166
54.67429 -2.777912
54.673646 -2.777373
54.673122 -2.776934

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J41 and J40
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{7C797614-C914-4C26-B458-97BE330DBE01}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,658 m
To Distance
1,824 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.67607 -2.779591
54.67555 -2.779084
54.674766 -2.778339
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
9
First coordinate pair
-2.778339, 54.674766
Road section segments
1
Road section points
9
View geometry JSON
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            [
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                54.674576
            ],
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                -2.777912,
                54.67429
            ],
            [
                -2.777373,
                54.673646
            ],
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                -2.776934,
                54.673122
            ],
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                54.67607
            ],
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                -2.779084,
                54.67555
            ],
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                -2.778339,
                54.674766
            ]
        ]
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View road section coordinates
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        [
            -2.778339,
            54.674766
        ],
        [
            -2.778301,
            54.674726
        ],
        [
            -2.778166,
            54.674576
        ],
        [
            -2.777912,
            54.67429
        ],
        [
            -2.777373,
            54.673646
        ],
        [
            -2.776934,
            54.673122
        ],
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        ],
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            54.67555
        ],
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            54.674766
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 7:25 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 12:48 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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