M6 Southbound Jct 42 Entry slip road Lane 1 closure

Planned

Start time: Wed, Aug 12, 2026 6:00 PM
Expected end: Thu, Aug 13, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration: 10 hours
Road: M6 – M6 Southbound Between J42 And J41
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason: Maintenance Work

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First published: Wed, Aug 5, 2026 11:46 AM
Last updated: Wed, Aug 12, 2026 12:36 AM
Cleared: Thu, Aug 13, 2026 4:00 AM

Latest update: M6 Southbound Jct 42 Entry slip road Lane 1 closure

Coordinates: 54.855068, -2.878729
Latitude span: 54.851286 – 54.856772
Longitude span: -2.880573 – -2.877636
Bounding box centre: 54.854029, -2.879105
Location descriptions: M6 southbound between J42 and J41

M6 J42 southbound access

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Wed, Aug 12, 2026 6:00 PM
Overall feed end: Thu, Aug 13, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length: 10 hours
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

4 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound between J42 and J41
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Cl1
Lane Number: 1
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: {9642F75B-BF16-4E4D-8702-2C3E88EFE4FB}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 298 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

54.853898 -2.879481
54.853159 -2.879761
54.851681 -2.880399
54.851286 -2.880573

Segment 2

11 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 J42 southbound access
Lane Usage: Cl1
Lane Number: 1
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: {6A505977-F02E-42F6-B178-7867865A6DBE}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance: 7 m
To Distance: 351 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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54.85676 -2.877659
54.856678 -2.877813
54.856605 -2.87792
54.856506 -2.878027
54.856388 -2.878102
54.856244 -2.878162
54.856055 -2.878266
54.855829 -2.878402
54.854259 -2.879255
54.853898 -2.879481

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 15
First coordinate pair: -2.879481, 54.853898
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 15

View geometry JSON

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Maintenance Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Other