M6 Southbound Jct 45 to 44 Lane 3 closure (498/4 - 493/6

Cleared

M6 Southbound Jct 45 to 44 Lane 3 closure (498/4 - 493/6

Start time
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 8:46 PM
Expected end
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 7:00 PM
Duration
22 hours 14 minutes
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J44 And J43
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 8:46 PM
Last updated
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 6:14 PM
Cleared
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 7:00 PM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound Jct 45 to 44 Lane 3 closure (498/4 - 493/6
Coordinates
54.936869, -2.957611
Latitude span
54.930113 – 54.953688
Longitude span
-2.982237 – -2.927832
Bounding box centre
54.941901, -2.955035
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J44 and J43
  • M6 southbound within J44
  • M6 southbound at the Todhills servces between J45 and J44
  • M6 southbound between J45 and J44
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 8:46 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 7:00 PM
Feed window length
22 hours 14 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

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J44 and J43
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
0 m
To Distance
807 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
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54.930415 -2.929496
54.930422 -2.928576
54.930408 -2.928076
54.930398 -2.927832

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J44
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
317 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J44
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
124 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 4

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J44
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{AFDAB429-CE5B-463B-B5B5-A742EDEE556D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
327 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 5

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound at the Todhills servces between J45 and J44
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{976052DD-5E8D-4ECF-9134-6071BADF4BDE}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
112 m
To Distance
527 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 6

26 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J45 and J44
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list
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Segment 7

23 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J45 and J44
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{5008875E-7715-4057-A184-0122E9F8ED73}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,474 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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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
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Road section points
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
3
Record created
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 8:46 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 6:14 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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Started 5 Aug 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 6 Aug 2026, 05:00

M6 Southbound lanes 3 and 4 closure (MP 271/1 to 267/1)

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M6 Northbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 333/1 to 341/4)

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Chorley M6 · M6 Northbound Between J27 And J28

Expected to clear in 7 hours 17 minutes

Started 5 Aug 2026, 19:45 Expected clear 6 Aug 2026, 04:00

M6 Northbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 333/1 to 341/4)

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M6 to M1 southbound link road closure

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Northampton North West M6 · Link Road From M6 Southbound To M1 J19 Southbound

Expected to clear in 8 hours 17 minutes

Started 5 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 6 Aug 2026, 05:00

M6 to M1 southbound link road closure

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M6 Southbound Scotland Border to Jct 44 Lane 1 and 2 closure (504/8B to 494/8B)

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Carlisle M6 · M6 Southbound Between J45 And J44

Expected to clear in 8 hours 17 minutes

Started 5 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 6 Aug 2026, 05:00

M6 Southbound Scotland Border to Jct 44 Lane 1 and 2 closure (504/8B to 494/8B)

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M6 Northbound Jct 34 to 35 Lane 3 closure (Mp 387/6 - 388/9)

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Lancaster M6 · M6 Northbound Within J34

Expected to clear in 1 day 19 hours

Started 4 Aug 2026, 12:56 Expected clear 7 Aug 2026, 16:00

M6 Northbound Jct 34 to 35 Lane 3 closure (Mp 387/6 - 388/9)

Category: Road Maintenance
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