M6 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 271/0 to 269/9)

Planned

M6 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 271/0 to 269/9)

Start time
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 10:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
6 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Within J17
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 8:09 AM
Last updated
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 5:59 AM
Cleared
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 271/0 to 269/9)
Coordinates
53.149236, -2.342391
Latitude span
53.144272 – 53.153130
Longitude span
-2.346327 – -2.338412
Bounding box centre
53.148701, -2.342370
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound within J17
  • M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 10:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
6 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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J17
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
{20E27471-0A2A-4F9D-8288-F2CCDDD6378E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
29 m
To Distance
341 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.15313 -2.346327
53.1524 -2.34554
53.152248 -2.345375
53.151118 -2.344155
53.150778 -2.343778

Segment 2

5 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
0 m
To Distance
433 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.147856 -2.340929
53.146932 -2.340174
53.145676 -2.339252
53.144949 -2.338813
53.144272 -2.338412

Segment 3

10 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
{191FF593-DE00-4EB5-B597-8F918ABD99A3}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
377 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.150778 -2.343778
53.150644 -2.343613
53.150375 -2.343312
53.150321 -2.343251
53.15016 -2.343086
53.149523 -2.342437
53.149111 -2.342031
53.148582 -2.341578
53.148017 -2.34105
53.147856 -2.340929
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
20
First coordinate pair
-2.346327, 53.153130
Road section segments
1
Road section points
20
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
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 8:09 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 5:59 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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