M6 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 263/6 to 263/1)

Cleared

M6 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 263/6 to 263/1)

Start time
Mon, Mar 2, 2026 8:48 PM
Expected end
Tue, Mar 3, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 12 minutes
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J17 And J16
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Active
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Mar 2, 2026 8:48 PM
Last updated
Mon, Mar 2, 2026 8:56 PM
Cleared
Tue, Mar 3, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 263/6 to 263/1)
Coordinates
53.086402, -2.342391
Latitude span
53.083458 – 53.088689
Longitude span
-2.343021 – -2.341345
Bounding box centre
53.086074, -2.342183
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Mar 2, 2026 8:48 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Mar 3, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 12 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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{A6A67402-9F97-49DC-B7A8-97F272789124}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
632 m
To Distance
934 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.088689 -2.343021
53.08836 -2.342967
53.088055 -2.342905
53.087381 -2.342736
53.086357 -2.342444
53.086007 -2.342337

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{FD80F431-CD48-4F3B-8BEE-A2A067CBCD43}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
291 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.086007 -2.342337
53.085639 -2.342214
53.084067 -2.341605
53.083458 -2.341345
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
10
First coordinate pair
-2.343021, 53.088689
Road section segments
1
Road section points
10
View geometry JSON
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            [
                -2.343021,
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            ],
            [
                -2.342967,
                53.08836
            ],
            [
                -2.342905,
                53.088055
            ],
            [
                -2.342736,
                53.087381
            ],
            [
                -2.342444,
                53.086357
            ],
            [
                -2.342337,
                53.086007
            ],
            [
                -2.342337,
                53.086007
            ],
            [
                -2.342214,
                53.085639
            ],
            [
                -2.341605,
                53.084067
            ],
            [
                -2.341345,
                53.083458
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
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        [
            -2.343021,
            53.088689
        ],
        [
            -2.342967,
            53.08836
        ],
        [
            -2.342905,
            53.088055
        ],
        [
            -2.342736,
            53.087381
        ],
        [
            -2.342444,
            53.086357
        ],
        [
            -2.342337,
            53.086007
        ],
        [
            -2.342337,
            53.086007
        ],
        [
            -2.342214,
            53.085639
        ],
        [
            -2.341605,
            53.084067
        ],
        [
            -2.341345,
            53.083458
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Mar 2, 2026 8:48 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Mar 2, 2026 8:56 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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