M6 Southbound Jct 43 to 42 Lane 3 closure (Mp 488/9 - 484/4)
PlannedM6 Southbound Jct 43 to 42 Lane 3 closure (Mp 488/9 - 484/4)
- Start time
- Sun, Aug 9, 2026 11:00 AM
- Expected end
- Mon, Aug 10, 2026 4:00 AM
- Duration
- 17 hours
- Road
- M6 – M6 Southbound Between J43 And J42
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Direction
- Southbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes affected
- Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
- Reason
- Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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- First published
- Thu, Jul 30, 2026 10:08 AM
- Last updated
- Mon, Aug 10, 2026 12:11 AM
- Cleared
- Mon, Aug 10, 2026 4:00 AM
- Latest update: M6 Southbound Jct 43 to 42 Lane 3 closure (Mp 488/9 - 484/4)
- Coordinates
- 54.877115, -2.880265
- Latitude span
- 54.858047 – 54.897549
- Longitude span
- -2.886901 – -2.875548
- Bounding box centre
- 54.877798, -2.881225
- Location descriptions
-
- M6 southbound between J43 and J42
- M6 southbound within J42
- M6 southbound within J43
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Sun, Aug 9, 2026 11:00 AM
- Overall feed end
- Mon, Aug 10, 2026 4:00 AM
- Feed window length
- 17 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
29 coordinate pairs- Description
- M6 southbound between J43 and J42
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Cl1
- Lane Number
- 1
- 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
- {1622C16D-15E7-4F45-86D9-AA9340EA3C23}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 2,061 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
54.891963 -2.886016 54.891433 -2.885927 54.891353 -2.885909 54.890814 -2.885788 54.88998 -2.885567 54.888232 -2.885046 54.887057 -2.88463 54.886529 -2.884416 54.885642 -2.884069 54.884728 -2.883691 54.883142 -2.882939 54.88205 -2.882385 54.881746 -2.882223 54.881656 -2.882174 54.880994 -2.881801 54.880287 -2.881396 54.87967 -2.881008 54.879321 -2.880783 54.87891 -2.880493 54.877578 -2.879513 54.876291 -2.878488 54.875826 -2.878119 54.875576 -2.877943 54.875412 -2.87783 54.875272 -2.877733 54.874825 -2.877428 54.874268 -2.877092 54.874256 -2.877084 54.874254 -2.877083
Segment 2
16 coordinate pairs- Description
- M6 southbound between J43 and J42
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Cl1
- Lane Number
- 1
- 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
- {5514A405-7FE5-4AF2-A815-F4BD96270B09}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 724 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
54.874254 -2.877083 54.874154 -2.877023 54.874002 -2.876949 54.873285 -2.876599 54.872506 -2.876271 54.872048 -2.876105 54.871502 -2.875937 54.871062 -2.875834 54.870864 -2.875797 54.870308 -2.875693 54.869823 -2.875621 54.869365 -2.875579 54.869248 -2.875574 54.86862 -2.875548 54.868215 -2.87557 54.867837 -2.875609
Segment 3
8 coordinate pairs- Description
- M6 southbound between J43 and J42
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Cl1
- Lane Number
- 1
- 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
- {3636D3EA-F8B1-4CC7-AA20-4ACC043C1EAF}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 794 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
54.867837 -2.875609 54.867424 -2.875646 54.866857 -2.875728 54.86593 -2.875926 54.863949 -2.876397 54.861681 -2.876971 54.860897 -2.877156 54.860762 -2.8772
Segment 4
7 coordinate pairs- Description
- M6 southbound within J42
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Cl1
- Lane Number
- 1
- 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
- {1B906E39-4A3F-4D29-9C2B-335483202C51}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 263 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
54.860762 -2.8772 54.859896 -2.877493 54.859636 -2.877581 54.859488 -2.877623 54.859231 -2.877697 54.858988 -2.877772 54.858429 -2.877944
Segment 5
4 coordinate pairs- Description
- M6 southbound within J43
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Cl1
- Lane Number
- 1
- 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
- {3A889802-B9D9-4E69-A541-81CD9D57CD03}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 181 m
- To Distance
- 366 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
54.897549 -2.886901 54.897268 -2.886881 54.896235 -2.886781 54.895894 -2.886742
Segment 6
3 coordinate pairs- Description
- M6 southbound within J43
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Cl1
- Lane Number
- 1
- 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
- {FF2908D5-4B0F-435A-8C99-B42A02DD53D9}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 119 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
54.895894 -2.886742 54.895499 -2.886686 54.894825 -2.886594
Segment 7
4 coordinate pairs- Description
- M6 southbound within J43
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Cl1
- Lane Number
- 1
- 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
- {E69EAA2A-2817-4F35-8232-0FA0FFB7FD3F}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 261 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
54.894825 -2.886594 54.894745 -2.886576 54.893497 -2.886362 54.892492 -2.886121
Segment 8
3 coordinate pairs- Description
- M6 southbound within J42
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Cl1
- Lane Number
- 1
- 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
- {192512D3-B364-49CB-8A19-F30CC5305837}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 43 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
54.858429 -2.877944 54.858312 -2.877973 54.858047 -2.878061
Segment 9
3 coordinate pairs- Description
- M6 southbound between J43 and J42
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Cl1
- Lane Number
- 1
- 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
- {05D40821-3ECD-462A-8C13-7B83218B4FDC}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 59 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 77
- First coordinate pair
- -2.886016, 54.891963
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 77
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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 30, 2026 10:08 AM
- Record versioned
- Mon, Aug 10, 2026 12:11 AM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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