M6 southbound Junction 39 to 38 Lane 3 closure SB running down to the permanent lane 3 taper (436/4B to 433/7B)

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M6 southbound Junction 39 to 38 Lane 3 closure SB running down to the permanent lane 3 taper (436/4B to 433/7B)

Start time
Sat, Sep 26, 2026 2:14 AM
Expected end
Mon, Sep 28, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
1 day 21 hours 6 minutes
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J39 And J38
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sat, Sep 26, 2026 2:14 AM
Last updated
Sun, Sep 27, 2026 10:55 PM
Cleared
Sun, Sep 27, 2026 11:20 PM
  • Latest update: M6 southbound Junction 39 to 38 Lane 3 closure SB running down to the permanent lane 3 taper (436/4B to 433/7B)
Coordinates
54.457814, -2.613611
Latitude span
54.448683 – 54.468422
Longitude span
-2.626176 – -2.600815
Bounding box centre
54.458553, -2.613496
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J39 and J38
  • M6 southbound at the Tebay services between J39 and J38
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Sat, Sep 26, 2026 2:14 AM
Overall feed end
Mon, Sep 28, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
2 days 1 hour 46 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
other
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J39 and J38
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{BDBE9927-F8AE-486C-920D-7216F24D9804}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
381 m
To Distance
1,334 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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54.468282 -2.626047
54.468005 -2.625756
54.467648 -2.625381
54.466879 -2.624575
54.466397 -2.623991
54.466298 -2.623872
54.465772 -2.623185
54.464986 -2.62217
54.462524 -2.618585
54.461962 -2.617836
54.461584 -2.617386
54.461578 -2.61738

Segment 2

18 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J39 and J38
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{75C50CC2-DF94-447B-8F1B-F8D3FCD6C769}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
974 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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54.461576 -2.617376
54.461515 -2.617289
54.460917 -2.616586
54.460506 -2.616118
54.460354 -2.615945
54.459987 -2.615554
54.458852 -2.614442
54.458592 -2.614191
54.458172 -2.613814
54.456838 -2.612776
54.456471 -2.612509
54.456211 -2.612305
54.45571 -2.611911
54.455092 -2.611393
54.454726 -2.611048
54.454601 -2.610916
54.453925 -2.61014

Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J39 and J38
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3CCF73A1-FD7C-404B-8C33-58A3C4FACBED}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
232 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.449997 -2.603599
54.449698 -2.602969
54.449618 -2.602798
54.448995 -2.601448
54.448683 -2.600815

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J39 and J38
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{3142CCF5-1DD8-46A5-8D66-BFA7DA59EA6E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
30 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.453925 -2.61014
54.453683 -2.609906

Segment 5

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound at the Tebay services between J39 and J38
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{083997A0-ADA1-4C92-AE7A-1D3B09251A71}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
581 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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54.453206 -2.609309
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54.452332 -2.608067
54.451646 -2.606946
54.451325 -2.606371
54.451174 -2.606075
54.45072 -2.60519
54.449997 -2.603599
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
47
First coordinate pair
-2.626176, 54.468422
Road section segments
1
Road section points
47
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Sat, Sep 26, 2026 2:14 AM
Record versioned
Sun, Sep 27, 2026 10:55 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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