M6 Southbound Jct 45 to 44 Lane 3 closure (502/4 - 497/6)

Cleared

M6 Southbound Jct 45 to 44 Lane 3 closure (502/4 - 497/6)

Start time
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 3:00 PM
Duration
20 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J45 And J44
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 9:21 AM
Last updated
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 12:41 AM
Cleared
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 3:00 PM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound Jct 45 to 44 Lane 3 closure (502/4 - 497/6)
Coordinates
54.964276, -2.996637
Latitude span
54.947806 – 54.980180
Longitude span
-3.023509 – -2.974622
Bounding box centre
54.963993, -2.999066
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J45 and J44
  • M6 southbound at the Todhills servces between J45 and J44
Feed validity status
Suspended
Overall feed start
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 3:00 PM
Feed window length
20 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

13 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
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{2287C9CE-6100-46B7-93E9-293B521790DB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
995 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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54.976874 -3.013454
54.976366 -3.012159
54.975909 -3.01114
54.975512 -3.010343
54.975184 -3.009731

Segment 2

2 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
20 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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54.954475 -2.983331

Segment 3

7 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
401 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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54.947806 -2.974622

Segment 4

8 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
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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 5

3 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
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3D48B763-63D9-4436-82A1-FB853C4696E3}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,675 m
To Distance
1,725 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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54.980092 -3.023266
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Segment 6

11 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
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{6A5EBC0E-22D2-40F9-BF5F-E72405C8C8AE}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
835 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 7

4 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
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
{50D4FCAE-52EE-457E-8EF6-253EA2375037}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
209 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 8

22 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
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
{B309DEB2-B49C-41F0-967F-8A2E4B01E7D6}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,668 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 9

3 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
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{32FCAC4D-BED5-4FD2-9A40-AFC1DBCCE455}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
129 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.975184 -3.009731
54.97475 -3.008921
54.974365 -3.008301
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
73
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
73
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Suspended
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 9:21 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 12:41 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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Starts 5 Aug 2026, 20:30 Expected clear 6 Aug 2026, 05:00

M55 Eastbound Jct 1 Lane 1/2 closure (MP 24/9)

Category: Road Maintenance
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