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M6 Southbound Jct 41 to 40 Lane 3 closure (474/4 to 469/9)

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M6 Southbound Jct 41 to 40 Lane 3 closure (474/4 to 469/9)

Start time
Tue, Jun 9, 2026 11:44 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jun 11, 2026 7:00 PM
Duration
1 day 16 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J42 And J41
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jun 9, 2026 11:44 PM
Last updated
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 11:31 PM
Cleared
Thu, Jun 11, 2026 12:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound Jct 41 to 40 Lane 3 closure (474/4 to 469/9)
Coordinates
54.758978, -2.827846
Latitude span
54.742049 – 54.775093
Longitude span
-2.849658 – -2.809257
Bounding box centre
54.758571, -2.829458
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J42 and J41
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Jun 9, 2026 11:44 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jun 11, 2026 7:00 PM
Feed window length
1 day 19 hours 16 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

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J42 and J41
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
{A1DEB384-1E5E-4087-A676-5BF1DA3A5439}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
375 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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54.76847 -2.841504
54.767998 -2.840842
54.767767 -2.840497
54.767553 -2.84018
54.766886 -2.839202

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J42 and J41
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
{1204D9CB-B41F-40CC-BD71-A0701D0E30FD}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
362 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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54.749594 -2.815269
54.748516 -2.814338
54.746664 -2.812827

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J42 and J41
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
{5412DA63-B974-4217-9AA9-A01D0FF1413B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
67 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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54.742049 -2.809257

Segment 4

19 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J42 and J41
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
{D5C53CC3-C4CD-4F43-BE5F-21A7B90E4872}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,143 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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54.762709 -2.83234
54.76192 -2.830878
54.761547 -2.830187
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54.761103 -2.829323
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54.760855 -2.828867
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54.757414 -2.823405
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54.756568 -2.8223
54.755873 -2.821447
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Segment 5

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J42 and J41
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
{CEC3F105-69B8-4BBD-BD29-1C8F98FC8F69}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
544 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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54.766539 -2.838698
54.766041 -2.837926
54.765543 -2.837123
54.764477 -2.835391
54.76334 -2.833456
54.763313 -2.833424

Segment 6

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J42 and J41
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
{8F13C8E0-F93A-4AB4-AEFE-1612EA789D31}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
794 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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54.752196 -2.817628
54.750847 -2.816404
54.750303 -2.815896
54.750097 -2.815706
54.749601 -2.815276

Segment 7

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J42 and J41
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
{0461D482-D473-474F-AFA6-6951C6D6C592}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
160 m
To Distance
920 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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54.770713 -2.844535
54.769992 -2.843572
54.769491 -2.842904

Segment 8

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J42 and J41
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
{E9F97412-3E1B-4E5E-90F4-CA6D124C2D84}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
495 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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54.742602 -2.809674
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
67
First coordinate pair
-2.842904, 54.769491
Road section segments
1
Road section points
67
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Jun 9, 2026 11:44 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 11:31 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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