M6 Southbound Lane 1 closure (MP 318/9 to 317/8)

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M6 Southbound Lane 1 closure (MP 318/9 to 317/8)

Start time
Mon, Jun 15, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Jun 16, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
7 hours 40 minutes 1 second
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J26 And J25
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
Tue, Jun 9, 2026 1:34 PM
Last updated
Tue, Jun 16, 2026 3:23 AM
Cleared
Tue, Jun 16, 2026 3:40 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound Lane 1 closure (MP 318/9 to 317/8)
Coordinates
53.503997, -2.662125
Latitude span
53.498973 – 53.507375
Longitude span
-2.666686 – -2.657638
Bounding box centre
53.503174, -2.662162
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J26 and J25
  • M6 southbound between J25 and J24
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Jun 15, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Jun 16, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
8 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

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J26 and J25
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 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{15976E10-24B8-40F6-AD67-1C9CEE644EF6}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
224 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.507217 -2.66637
53.507048 -2.66605
53.506781 -2.665564
53.506612 -2.665259
53.50639 -2.664879
53.506078 -2.664376
53.505802 -2.663965

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J26 and J25
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{314903FC-C211-4385-B72B-ECD65098CDAE}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
206 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.505802 -2.663965
53.50516 -2.66302
53.504954 -2.662746
53.504606 -2.662318
53.504356 -2.662028

Segment 3

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J25 and J24
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
{CD3600A6-64DD-4D50-961B-E7438F6554E0}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
338 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.504356 -2.662028
53.503874 -2.661432
53.503817 -2.661371
53.503365 -2.660881
53.503007 -2.660514
53.50298 -2.660491
53.502882 -2.660406
53.501818 -2.65947
53.501755 -2.659409

Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J26 and J25
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{8C3B272A-9D4D-408D-BCB6-10AA6E2714E7}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
920 m
To Distance
948 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.507375 -2.666686
53.507253 -2.666445
53.507217 -2.66637

Segment 5

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J25 and J24
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
{5C063E5D-2427-4B8C-A6A2-D19FC5AA0019}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
331 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.501755 -2.659409
53.501513 -2.659224
53.501066 -2.658886
53.500734 -2.658654
53.499964 -2.65816
53.4994 -2.65785
53.498973 -2.657638
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
31
First coordinate pair
-2.666370, 53.507217
Road section segments
1
Road section points
31
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
Tue, Jun 9, 2026 1:34 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Jun 16, 2026 3:23 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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