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

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Start time: Thu, Aug 6, 2026 11:28 PM
Expected end: Fri, Aug 7, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 2 seconds
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

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First published: Thu, Aug 6, 2026 11:28 PM
Last updated: Fri, Aug 7, 2026 12:20 AM
Cleared: Fri, Aug 7, 2026 12:35 AM

Latest update: M6 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 271/1 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 between J17 and J16

M6 southbound within J17

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Thu, Aug 6, 2026 11:28 PM
Overall feed end: Fri, Aug 7, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length: 4 hours 32 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

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 2

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

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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

Segment 3

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

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53.1524 -2.34554
53.152248 -2.345375
53.151118 -2.344155
53.150778 -2.343778

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 20
First coordinate pair: -2.340929, 53.147856
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 20

View geometry JSON

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Other
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Other