M6 Southbound jct 42 to 41 Lane 3 closure (474/0B to 473/2B)

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M6 Southbound jct 42 to 41 Lane 3 closure (474/0B to 473/2B)

Start time
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 6:00 AM
Expected end
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 5:00 PM
Duration
2 hours 55 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
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 1:09 PM
Last updated
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 8:00 AM
Cleared
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 8:55 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound jct 42 to 41 Lane 3 closure (474/0B to 473/2B)
Coordinates
54.768933, -2.842065
Latitude span
54.766497 – 54.771978
Longitude span
-2.846106 – -2.838633
Bounding box centre
54.769238, -2.842370
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J42 and J41
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 6:00 AM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 5:00 PM
Feed window length
11 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

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
54.769491 -2.842904
54.769369 -2.842733
54.769173 -2.842467
54.76847 -2.841504
54.767998 -2.840842
54.767767 -2.840497
54.767553 -2.84018
54.766886 -2.839202

Segment 2

3 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
56 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.766886 -2.839202
54.766539 -2.838698
54.766497 -2.838633

Segment 3

6 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
575 m
To Distance
920 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.771978 -2.846106
54.771773 -2.845863
54.771292 -2.845262
54.770713 -2.844535
54.769992 -2.843572
54.769491 -2.842904
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
17
First coordinate pair
-2.842904, 54.769491
Road section segments
1
Road section points
17
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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            -2.842904,
            54.769491
        ],
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            -2.842733,
            54.769369
        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 1:09 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 8:00 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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