M6 southbound lane 1 closure (MP 270/1 to 269/5)

Cleared

M6 southbound lane 1 closure (MP 270/1 to 269/5)

Start time
Thu, Dec 11, 2025 9:32 PM
Expected end
Fri, Dec 12, 2025 5:00 AM
Duration
7 hours 28 minutes
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J17 And J16
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Active
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Dec 11, 2025 9:32 PM
Last updated
Fri, Dec 12, 2025 4:36 AM
Cleared
Fri, Dec 12, 2025 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 southbound lane 1 closure (MP 270/1 to 269/5)
Coordinates
53.142723, -2.337721
Latitude span
53.139548 – 53.146614
Longitude span
-2.339941 – -2.336494
Bounding box centre
53.143081, -2.338218
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J17 and J16
  • M6 southbound at the Sandbach services between J17 and J16
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, Dec 11, 2025 9:32 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Dec 12, 2025 5:00 AM
Feed window length
7 hours 28 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

2 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
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
{95BE87C7-DDD7-47E0-9003-5C4690E3A5D6}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
5 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.141485 -2.337081
53.141436 -2.337059

Segment 2

7 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
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
{CA07BC37-E26F-433C-B7D5-0C3E8431EC4F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
153 m
To Distance
634 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.146614 -2.339941
53.145676 -2.339252
53.144949 -2.338813
53.144258 -2.338404
53.143801 -2.338146
53.14311 -2.337797
53.142542 -2.337517

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound at the Sandbach services 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
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
{64E44D73-22A9-4861-9F86-1172BBD1B050}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
213 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.141436 -2.337059
53.14056 -2.336775
53.139548 -2.336494

Segment 4

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
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
{CA07BC37-E26F-433C-B7D5-0C3E8431EC4F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
637 m
To Distance
756 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.142517 -2.337505
53.142185 -2.337341
53.14196 -2.337265
53.141485 -2.337081
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
16
First coordinate pair
-2.337081, 53.141485
Road section segments
1
Road section points
16
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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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
Thu, Dec 11, 2025 9:32 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Dec 12, 2025 4:36 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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