M6 Southbound Jct 42 to 41 Lane 3 closure (Mp 474/0 - 473/3)

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M6 Southbound Jct 42 to 41 Lane 3 closure (Mp 474/0 - 473/3)

Start time
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 8:09 AM
Expected end
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration
5 hours 36 minutes 1 second
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
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 8:16 AM
Last updated
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 12:25 PM
Cleared
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 1:45 PM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound Jct 42 to 41 Lane 3 closure (Mp 474/0 - 473/3)
Coordinates
54.769446, -2.842787
Latitude span
54.767197 – 54.771969
Longitude span
-2.846094 – -2.839657
Bounding box centre
54.769583, -2.842876
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J42 and J41
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 8:09 AM
Overall feed end
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 4:00 PM
Feed window length
7 hours 51 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 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
576 m
To Distance
920 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.771969 -2.846094
54.771773 -2.845863
54.771292 -2.845262
54.770713 -2.844535
54.769992 -2.843572
54.769491 -2.842904

Segment 2

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
329 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
54.767197 -2.839657
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
14
First coordinate pair
-2.846094, 54.771969
Road section segments
1
Road section points
14
View geometry JSON
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                -2.84018,
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            ],
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View road section coordinates
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        [
            -2.846094,
            54.771969
        ],
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            54.771773
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        ],
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        ],
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        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 8:16 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 12:25 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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