M6 Southbound Jct 44 to 43 Lane 1/2 closure (Mp 491/1 - 490/1)

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M6 Southbound Jct 44 to 43 Lane 1/2 closure (Mp 491/1 - 490/1)

Start time
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours 10 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J44 And J43
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 11:54 PM
Last updated
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 3:51 AM
Cleared
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 4:10 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound Jct 44 to 43 Lane 1/2 closure (Mp 491/1 - 490/1)
Coordinates
54.911989, -2.899273
Latitude span
54.907720 – 54.914249
Longitude span
-2.902288 – -2.892307
Bounding box centre
54.910985, -2.897298
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J44 and J43
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 5:00 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

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J44 and J43
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
{0CC22B58-DA3D-4B2B-8B3C-424EE511F0A5}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
675 m
To Distance
840 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.914249 -2.902288
54.914238 -2.902277
54.913988 -2.902025
54.91381 -2.901846
54.913364 -2.901368
54.913025 -2.900955
54.913019 -2.900947
54.912999 -2.900923

Segment 2

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J44 and J43
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
{35ACDAF4-1658-4CE1-B59B-AD45B73EE343}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
807 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.912999 -2.900923
54.912616 -2.900447
54.912331 -2.900081
54.911957 -2.899558
54.911717 -2.899225
54.911575 -2.899004
54.911122 -2.898276
54.910873 -2.897865
54.908345 -2.893379
54.90784 -2.892495
54.90772 -2.892307
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
19
First coordinate pair
-2.902288, 54.914249
Road section segments
1
Road section points
19
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
3
Record created
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 11:54 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 3:51 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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