M6 Southbound Jct 42 to 41 Lane 3 closure (Mp 478/6 - 475/5)

Cleared

Start time: Wed, Aug 5, 2026 6:53 AM
Expected end: Wed, Aug 5, 2026 10:00 PM
Duration: 8 hours 22 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

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First published: Wed, Aug 5, 2026 1:42 PM
Last updated: Wed, Aug 5, 2026 2:48 PM
Cleared: Wed, Aug 5, 2026 3:15 PM

Latest update: M6 Southbound Jct 42 to 41 Lane 3 closure (Mp 478/6 - 475/5)

Coordinates: 54.795998, -2.868270
Latitude span: 54.783545 – 54.808620
Longitude span: -2.876256 – -2.857654
Bounding box centre: 54.796083, -2.866955
Location descriptions: M6 southbound between J42 and J41

M6 southbound at the Southwaite services between J42 and J41

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Wed, Aug 5, 2026 6:53 AM
Overall feed end: Wed, Aug 5, 2026 10:00 PM
Feed window length: 15 hours 7 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

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: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: M6
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {47F3A0AD-52B6-4DD5-9192-819AC4C78716}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 1,136 m
To Distance: 1,769 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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54.805791 -2.873427
54.805728 -2.873363
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54.804422 -2.872495
54.803514 -2.872063

Segment 2

14 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound at the Southwaite services 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: {B06C3E18-4D55-4E64-BE1F-C4B7DE44E096}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 1,112 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Segment 3

16 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: {E797A8B8-76AF-493C-9BCF-4EFB51AA6114}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 1,172 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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54.786238 -2.860549
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54.783571 -2.857678
54.783545 -2.857654

Segment 4

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: Start1 End2
Linear Element Road: M6
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {C864C556-DB6A-4D71-9A34-1D07E4523994}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 163 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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54.793033 -2.867922
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Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 44
First coordinate pair: -2.876256, 54.808620
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 44

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Repair Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Other