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M6 Southbound Jct 42 to 41 Lane 3/2 closure (Mp 478/7B to 471/3B)

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M6 Southbound Jct 42 to 41 Lane 3/2 closure (Mp 478/7B to 471/3B)

Start time
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 5:56 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
3 hours 4 minutes 1 second
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound At The Southwaite Services 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
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 5:56 PM
Last updated
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 8:39 PM
Cleared
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 9:00 PM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound Jct 42 to 41 Lane 3/2 closure (Mp 478/7B to 471/3B)
Coordinates
54.779357, -2.850770
Latitude span
54.753427 – 54.809484
Longitude span
-2.877272 – -2.818768
Bounding box centre
54.781456, -2.848020
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound at the Southwaite services between J42 and J41
  • M6 southbound between J42 and J41
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 5:56 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours 4 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

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound at the Southwaite services 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 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 2

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
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,020 m
To Distance
1,769 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 3

3 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
163 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 4

17 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
1,348 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 5

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
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
375 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 6

5 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
313 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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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
{1FC5C4ED-A6CD-42E2-A129-FF2E13AE54A0}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
736 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 8

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
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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 9

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
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 10

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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
544 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Geometry type
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Geometry points
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First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
105
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 5:56 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 8:39 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

Driving on the M6? See every live closure, roadwork and planned restriction on this road.

M6 live closures

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M6 Northbound Jct 39 entry slip road Lane 1 closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Eden M6 · M6 J39 Northbound Access

Expected to clear in 4 years 4 months

Started 18 Jul 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 31 Dec 2030, 06:00

M6 Northbound Jct 39 entry slip road Lane 1 closure

Category: Construction Work
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M6 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 271/1 to 269/9)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Cheshire East M6 · M6 Southbound Between J17 And J16

Starts in 16 hours 22 minutes

Starts 6 Aug 2026, 22:00 Expected clear 7 Aug 2026, 04:00

M6 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 271/1 to 269/9)

Category: Road Maintenance
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M6 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 271/0 to 269/9)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Cheshire East M6 · M6 Southbound Within J17

Starts in 16 hours 22 minutes

Starts 6 Aug 2026, 22:00 Expected clear 7 Aug 2026, 04:00

M6 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 271/0 to 269/9)

Category: Road Maintenance
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M6 Northbound Lane 2 closure Jct 31 exit slip road

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Preston North M6 · M6 Northbound Between J30 And J31

Starts in 15 hours 22 minutes

Starts 6 Aug 2026, 21:00 Expected clear 7 Aug 2026, 05:00

M6 Northbound Lane 2 closure Jct 31 exit slip road

Category: Road Maintenance
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M6 Southbound Jct 25 entry slip road closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
St. Helens M6 · M6 J25 Southbound Access

Starts in 14 hours 22 minutes

Starts 6 Aug 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 7 Aug 2026, 04:00

M6 Southbound Jct 25 entry slip road closure

Category: Construction Work
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M6 Southbound to M56 Eastbound link road lane 1 closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Warrington M6 · M6 J20A Southbound Exit For M56 J9

Starts in 14 hours 22 minutes

Starts 6 Aug 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 7 Aug 2026, 04:00

M6 Southbound to M56 Eastbound link road lane 1 closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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