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M6 southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 carriageway closure

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M6 southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 carriageway closure

Start time
Wed, May 20, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, May 21, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M42 – Link Road From M6 J4A Southbound To M42 J8 Northbound
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, May 20, 2026 3:44 AM
Last updated
Wed, May 20, 2026 9:21 AM
Cleared
Thu, May 21, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 carriageway closure
Coordinates
52.502428, -1.752535
Latitude span
52.477505 – 52.518163
Longitude span
-1.869183 – -1.707602
Bounding box centre
52.497834, -1.788393
Location descriptions
  • link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8 northbound
  • link road from A38(M) to M6 J6 southbound
  • M6 J4 southbound exit
  • M6 fast slip from M6 J4 southbound exit to A446 northbound
  • M6 J6 southbound access
  • M42 northbound between J8 and J9
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, May 20, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, May 21, 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

29 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8 northbound
Lanes Restricted
5 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{A293C84A-DA88-4472-BC9F-3C172C80E3FB}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
107 m
To Distance
1,161 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from A38(M) to M6 J6 southbound
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
4 m
To Distance
216 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 J4 southbound exit
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
58 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 4

8 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from A38(M) to M6 J6 southbound
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{E408F2A9-29D1-4C2E-A5BD-238C6BA6B8D8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
94 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 5

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 fast slip from M6 J4 southbound exit to A446 northbound
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{BF202455-2189-498A-884D-594F901199B1}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
166 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 6

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 J6 southbound access
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{F608BD00-003E-4F83-AB04-BD5F7B368D6D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
9 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.511527 -1.865439
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Segment 7

3 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8 northbound
Lanes Restricted
5 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C325E38F-0AE1-4E09-997C-DDAF32C306C6}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
106 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.517151 -1.726171
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Segment 8

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J8 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
6 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3B126EE4-1A8E-46A8-A5FC-708139626820}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
61 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.517859 -1.726387
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Segment 9

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 J4 southbound exit
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
{19F56DE6-FFC7-4F3F-80DB-ABD22E6E5956}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
8 m
To Distance
18 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
69
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
69
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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
4
Record created
Wed, May 20, 2026 3:44 AM
Record versioned
Wed, May 20, 2026 9:21 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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