M6 southbound Jct 5 entry slip road closure

Cleared

M6 southbound Jct 5 entry slip road closure

Start time
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Aug 12, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
6 hours 15 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M6 – M6 J5 Southbound Access
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sat, Jun 13, 2026 3:38 AM
Last updated
Wed, Aug 12, 2026 1:56 AM
Cleared
Wed, Aug 12, 2026 2:15 AM
  • Latest update: M6 southbound Jct 5 entry slip road closure
Coordinates
52.509026, -1.792055
Latitude span
52.508316 – 52.509678
Longitude span
-1.794884 – -1.786556
Bounding box centre
52.508997, -1.790720
Location descriptions
  • M6 J5 southbound access
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Aug 12, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 J5 southbound access
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{912DBFCE-BC4F-43F5-AEF6-8C50E4AE8BD1}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
59 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.50911 -1.791848
52.509271 -1.791008

Segment 2

17 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 J5 southbound access
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{740B5C56-7F6D-4ACD-BDBE-35B017BA7B22}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
14 m
To Distance
250 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.508316 -1.794884
52.508351 -1.794813
52.508396 -1.79471
52.508504 -1.794562
52.508531 -1.794518
52.508647 -1.794414
52.508683 -1.79437
52.508773 -1.794222
52.508791 -1.794178
52.508836 -1.794089
52.508862 -1.793986
52.508889 -1.793868
52.508907 -1.79375
52.508924 -1.79316
52.508933 -1.793043
52.508995 -1.792438
52.50911 -1.791848

Segment 3

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 J5 southbound access
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{4166B64C-75C4-46AB-A066-FD7DCDAB4025}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
306 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.509271 -1.791008
52.509369 -1.790477
52.509467 -1.789887
52.509529 -1.7894
52.509582 -1.788796
52.509652 -1.787779
52.509678 -1.787278
52.509677 -1.786659
52.509676 -1.786556
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
28
First coordinate pair
-1.791848, 52.509110
Road section segments
1
Road section points
28
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
7
Record created
Sat, Jun 13, 2026 3:38 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Aug 12, 2026 1:56 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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