M6 Southbound Junction 38 Entry slip road closure

Planned

M6 Southbound Junction 38 Entry slip road closure

Start time
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M6 – Link Road From A685 To M6 J38 Access
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 2:06 AM
Last updated
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 3:04 AM
Cleared
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound Junction 38 Entry slip road closure
Coordinates
54.435913, -2.595817
Latitude span
54.434696 – 54.436507
Longitude span
-2.597970 – -2.594068
Bounding box centre
54.435602, -2.596019
Location descriptions
  • link road from A685 to M6 J38 access
  • M6 J38 southbound access
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from A685 to M6 J38 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
{394E83DD-21D7-4008-AFDE-93B060C6C569}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
157 m
To Distance
199 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.436507 -2.594068
54.436504 -2.59408
54.436439 -2.594403
54.436412 -2.594557
54.43639 -2.59468

Segment 2

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 J38 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
{4B396C8F-1ECB-4A7D-9CA7-D6D92BD66204}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
292 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.43639 -2.59468
54.436255 -2.595279
54.436109 -2.595755
54.435945 -2.596215
54.435772 -2.596598
54.435564 -2.596919
54.435455 -2.597087
54.43522 -2.597391
54.43504 -2.597574
54.434696 -2.59797
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
15
First coordinate pair
-2.594068, 54.436507
Road section segments
1
Road section points
15
View geometry JSON
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            ],
            [
                -2.597574,
                54.43504
            ],
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View road section coordinates
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            -2.594068,
            54.436507
        ],
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            54.436504
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        ],
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        ],
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            54.436109
        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 2:06 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 3:04 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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