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M6 Southbound Jct 42 to 41 Lane 1/2 closure (Mp 476/3 - 471/0)

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M6 Southbound Jct 42 to 41 Lane 1/2 closure (Mp 476/3 - 471/0)

Start time
Sun, Jul 12, 2026 6:00 PM
Expected end
Mon, Jul 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
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jun 2, 2026 10:03 AM
Last updated
Sun, Jul 12, 2026 11:48 PM
Cleared
Mon, Jul 13, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound Jct 42 to 41 Lane 1/2 closure (Mp 476/3 - 471/0)
Coordinates
54.769015, -2.840169
Latitude span
54.751100 – 54.789442
Longitude span
-2.864351 – -2.816634
Bounding box centre
54.770271, -2.840493
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J42 and J41
Feed validity status
Suspended
Overall feed start
Sun, Jul 12, 2026 6:00 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Jul 13, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
10 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

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J42 and J41
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
387 m
To Distance
1,348 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 2

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J42 and J41
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
736 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 3

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J42 and J41
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
920 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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54.769992 -2.843572
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Segment 4

19 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J42 and J41
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,143 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 5

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J42 and J41
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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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Segment 6

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J42 and J41
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
606 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 7

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J42 and J41
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
74
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Suspended
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Jun 2, 2026 10:03 AM
Record versioned
Sun, Jul 12, 2026 11:48 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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