M6 southbound Junction 42 to Junction 41 lane 1 closure (469/0B to 467/5B)

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M6 southbound Junction 42 to Junction 41 lane 1 closure (469/0B to 467/5B)

Start time
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 6:00 AM
Expected end
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 6:00 PM
Duration
4 hours 1 second
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J42 And J41
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 7:50 AM
Last updated
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 9:30 AM
Cleared
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 10:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 southbound Junction 42 to Junction 41 lane 1 closure (469/0B to 467/5B)
Coordinates
54.727568, -2.801868
Latitude span
54.721353 – 54.734589
Longitude span
-2.804568 – -2.799647
Bounding box centre
54.727971, -2.802108
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J42 and J41
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 6:00 AM
Overall feed end
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 6:00 PM
Feed window length
12 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J42 and J41
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
{38AC937E-3BDD-4F9C-99A3-6DD6B4E262EB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
177 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.722905 -2.800251
54.722771 -2.800191
54.721781 -2.799819
54.721353 -2.799647

Segment 2

17 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J42 and J41
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
{5412DA63-B974-4217-9AA9-A01D0FF1413B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
951 m
To Distance
2,281 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.734589 -2.804568
54.734375 -2.804465
54.734267 -2.804417
54.733445 -2.803994
54.733052 -2.803803
54.732508 -2.803549
54.731549 -2.803149
54.730023 -2.802533
54.7288 -2.802092
54.727843 -2.801801
54.725405 -2.801089
54.725011 -2.800957
54.724761 -2.800883
54.724719 -2.80087
54.723769 -2.800573
54.723104 -2.800325
54.722905 -2.800251
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
21
First coordinate pair
-2.800251, 54.722905
Road section segments
1
Road section points
21
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 7:50 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 9:30 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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