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M6 southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 carriageway closure

Planned

M6 southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 carriageway closure

Start time
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Oct 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
Tue, Aug 18, 2026 3:09 AM
Last updated
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 6:02 AM
Cleared
Wed, Oct 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
  • M42 northbound between J8 and J9
  • M6 fast slip from M6 J4 southbound exit to A446 northbound
  • M6 J6 southbound access
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Oct 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

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
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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
52.517623 -1.726315

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
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.510111 -1.868935
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52.51029 -1.868537
52.511151 -1.866663

Segment 3

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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
94 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.511527 -1.865498
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Segment 4

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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
8 m
To Distance
18 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 5

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
52.518163 -1.726485

Segment 6

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 7

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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52.477978 -1.707627
52.478019 -1.707602

Segment 8

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 9

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
{742F5D37-818D-4210-9A0B-61ADE31FE7BC}
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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52.477691 -1.710311
52.477579 -1.709635
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
69
First coordinate pair
-1.726044, 52.516682
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
16
Record created
Tue, Aug 18, 2026 3:09 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 6:02 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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