M6 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 315/5 to 314/2)

Cleared

M6 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 315/5 to 314/2)

Start time
Sun, Sep 20, 2026 7:55 PM
Expected end
Mon, Sep 21, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
3 hours 20 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Within J23
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sun, Sep 20, 2026 7:55 PM
Last updated
Sun, Sep 20, 2026 10:47 PM
Cleared
Sun, Sep 20, 2026 11:15 PM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 315/5 to 314/2)
Coordinates
53.474846, -2.637171
Latitude span
53.470531 – 53.480307
Longitude span
-2.643923 – -2.633038
Bounding box centre
53.475419, -2.638481
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound within J23
  • M6 southbound between J24 and J23
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Sun, Sep 20, 2026 7:55 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Sep 21, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 5 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 within J23
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{F1BDD514-D8EA-4627-B30C-84A67DC09905}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
43 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.471141 -2.633455
53.470779 -2.633211

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J23
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{763FFC13-7EF6-46D6-96D8-70ECBFCC154E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
437 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.473679 -2.635394
53.473304 -2.635072
53.472561 -2.634458
53.472346 -2.634289
53.47223 -2.634212
53.471701 -2.633843

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J23
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{57405D91-2466-4C46-8DD5-1BB8AB66415D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
29 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.470779 -2.633211
53.470668 -2.633135
53.470531 -2.633038

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J24 and J23
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{4905B81F-5E2E-4989-AC95-47719E3CD2FD}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
13 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.475307 -2.63694
53.475206 -2.636818

Segment 5

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J23
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C2E90735-A827-4BEF-BC2B-B19A2F424432}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
41 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.471701 -2.633843
53.471357 -2.633606

Segment 6

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J24 and J23
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{782F9E3E-544F-4764-A139-AFEE1E2482CB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
911 m
To Distance
923 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.480307 -2.643923
53.480303 -2.643917
53.480233 -2.64379

Segment 7

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J23
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{31D9D547-0801-4ADC-ACF0-848BC33DC213}
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
53.471357 -2.633606
53.47131 -2.633574

Segment 8

17 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J24 and J23
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{B0D3B501-7E87-48A1-BCDC-B8CB29D20692}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
713 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.480001 -2.64337
53.479484 -2.642518
53.479261 -2.642154
53.479074 -2.641849
53.479021 -2.641757
53.47894 -2.641636
53.478494 -2.640966
53.477942 -2.640159
53.477629 -2.639732
53.47712 -2.639077
53.477031 -2.63897
53.476897 -2.638787
53.476361 -2.638146
53.47579 -2.63749
53.475382 -2.637022
53.475307 -2.63694

Segment 9

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J23
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{EB88C243-1B6A-4987-B55F-60DD64F7DFAA}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
2 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.471161 -2.633469
53.471141 -2.633455

Segment 10

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J23
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{BA205799-C240-4984-8D4A-D1749ABE4AA5}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
18 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.47131 -2.633574
53.471298 -2.633566
53.471191 -2.633489
53.471161 -2.633469
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
44
First coordinate pair
-2.633455, 53.471141
Road section segments
1
Road section points
44
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Sun, Sep 20, 2026 7:55 PM
Record versioned
Sun, Sep 20, 2026 10:47 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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