M6 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 carriageway closure

Cleared

M6 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 carriageway closure

Start time
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
2 seconds
Road
M6 – M6 J6 Southbound Access
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 3:01 AM
Last updated
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 6:12 AM
Cleared
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 8:00 PM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 carriageway closure
Coordinates
52.511083, -1.866672
Latitude span
52.510039 – 52.511527
Longitude span
-1.869183 – -1.865302
Bounding box centre
52.510783, -1.867243
Location descriptions
  • M6 J6 southbound access
  • link road from A38(M) to M6 J6 southbound
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Aug 11, 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 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
52.511527 -1.865302

Segment 2

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
52.511151 -1.866663
52.511322 -1.866294
52.511409 -1.866084
52.511465 -1.865894
52.511502 -1.865735
52.511524 -1.865601
52.511527 -1.865498
52.511527 -1.865439

Segment 3

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
{5CF48E81-DD96-402C-905D-EB8BA906C3A9}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
4 m
To Distance
216 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.510039 -1.869183
52.510111 -1.868935
52.510165 -1.868817
52.51029 -1.868537
52.511151 -1.866663
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
15
First coordinate pair
-1.865439, 52.511527
Road section segments
1
Road section points
15
View geometry JSON
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            ],
            [
                -1.868537,
                52.51029
            ],
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            ]
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View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -1.865439,
            52.511527
        ],
        [
            -1.865302,
            52.511527
        ],
        [
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            52.511151
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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            -1.865601,
            52.511524
        ],
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            -1.865498,
            52.511527
        ],
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            52.511527
        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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            -1.868537,
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        ],
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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
14
Record created
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 3:01 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 6:12 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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