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M6 Southbound Jct 43 to Jct 42 Lane 1 closure with merge covering Jct 43 entry slip

Planned

M6 Southbound Jct 43 to Jct 42 Lane 1 closure with merge covering Jct 43 entry slip

Start time
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Within J43
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 10:42 AM
Last updated
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 8:28 PM
Cleared
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound Jct 43 to Jct 42 Lane 1 closure with merge covering Jct 43 entry slip
Coordinates
54.892704, -2.886054
Latitude span
54.889915 – 54.895482
Longitude span
-2.886684 – -2.885548
Bounding box centre
54.892699, -2.886116
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound within J43
  • M6 southbound between J43 and J42
  • M6 J43 southbound access
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
10 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

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 2

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 
54.892492 -2.886121
54.891995 -2.886021
54.891963 -2.886016

Segment 3

5 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
154 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
54.890589 -2.885729

Segment 4

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 J43 southbound access
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{18CC1C43-96DC-4E04-9599-F3B4AC6830F1}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
8 m
To Distance
281 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
54.894925 -2.885905
54.89492 -2.88591
54.894776 -2.886016
54.894731 -2.88603
54.894623 -2.886059
54.893652 -2.886131
54.893337 -2.88614
54.892492 -2.886121

Segment 5

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 
54.892492 -2.886121
54.891995 -2.886021
54.891963 -2.886016

Segment 6

2 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
45 m
To Distance
119 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
54.895482 -2.886684
54.894825 -2.886594

Segment 7

6 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
229 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
54.889915 -2.885548
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
31
First coordinate pair
-2.886594, 54.894825
Road section segments
1
Road section points
31
View geometry JSON 
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 10:42 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 8:28 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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