M6 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 carriageway closure

Cleared

M6 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 carriageway closure

Start time
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 8:46 PM
Expected end
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
6 hours 54 minutes 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, Nov 3, 2026 8:55 PM
Last updated
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 3:25 AM
Cleared
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 3:40 AM
  • 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
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 8:46 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
1 day 9 hours 14 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
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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                52.511465
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            ],
            [
                -1.868537,
                52.51029
            ],
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            ]
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View road section coordinates
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    [
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            -1.865439,
            52.511527
        ],
        [
            -1.865302,
            52.511527
        ],
        [
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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            -1.865601,
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        ],
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            -1.865498,
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        ],
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            52.511527
        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ]
    ]
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
28
Record created
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 8:55 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 3:25 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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