M6 Southbound Jct 44 Lane 1 closure (Mp 493/6 to 491/5)

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M6 Southbound Jct 44 Lane 1 closure (Mp 493/6 to 491/5)

Start time
Sun, Apr 26, 2026 2:54 AM
Expected end
Wed, May 20, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
3 weeks 3 days 2 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J44 And J43
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, May 12, 2026 10:23 AM
Last updated
Wed, May 20, 2026 3:48 AM
Cleared
Wed, May 20, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound Jct 44 Lane 1 closure (Mp 493/6 to 491/5)
Coordinates
54.926193, -2.916520
Latitude span
54.917195 – 54.930400
Longitude span
-2.927873 – -2.904681
Bounding box centre
54.923798, -2.916277
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J44 and J43
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Sun, Apr 26, 2026 2:54 AM
Overall feed end
Wed, May 20, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
3 weeks 3 days 2 hours
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

27 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J44 and 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
{8257F4BF-6156-49EF-A54E-7C9FA17FE9DB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,756 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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54.930217 -2.925237
54.930105 -2.924429
54.930013 -2.923863
54.929893 -2.92322
54.929752 -2.922554
54.929549 -2.921662
54.929386 -2.921049
54.929226 -2.920519
54.929034 -2.919935
54.928836 -2.919385
54.928576 -2.918694
54.928332 -2.918115
54.928076 -2.917545
54.927747 -2.916888
54.927487 -2.916395
54.927015 -2.915596
54.926547 -2.914901
54.926055 -2.91418
54.925401 -2.913273
54.924626 -2.912247
54.923827 -2.911254
54.922835 -2.910083
54.92167 -2.908799
54.920689 -2.907786
54.920057 -2.907183
54.919716 -2.906863

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J44 and 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
{D1B6E809-399F-4065-8436-0F22B5D1F6AD}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
804 m
To Distance
932 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.9304 -2.927873
54.930352 -2.926715
54.930295 -2.92589

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J44 and 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
{0CC22B58-DA3D-4B2B-8B3C-424EE511F0A5}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
313 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.919716 -2.906863
54.919195 -2.906397
54.918436 -2.905725
54.917195 -2.904681
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
34
First coordinate pair
-2.925890, 54.930295
Road section segments
1
Road section points
34
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
3
Record created
Tue, May 12, 2026 10:23 AM
Record versioned
Wed, May 20, 2026 3:48 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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