M6 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 324/2 to 322/7)
PlannedM6 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 324/2 to 322/7)
- Start time
- Wed, May 20, 2026 8:00 PM
- Expected end
- Thu, May 21, 2026 5:00 AM
- Duration
- 9 hours
- Road
- M6 – M6 Southbound Between J27 And J26
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Direction
- Southbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes affected
- Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
- Reason
- Repair Work
Active
Planned
Cleared
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- First published
- Wed, May 13, 2026 1:33 PM
- Last updated
- Wed, May 20, 2026 2:28 PM
- Cleared
- Thu, May 21, 2026 5:00 AM
- Latest update: M6 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 324/2 to 322/7)
- Coordinates
- 53.542090, -2.698149
- Latitude span
- 53.533702 – 53.550903
- Longitude span
- -2.700810 – -2.696959
- Bounding box centre
- 53.542303, -2.698885
- Location descriptions
-
- M6 southbound between J27 and J26
- M6 southbound within J26
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Wed, May 20, 2026 8:00 PM
- Overall feed end
- Thu, May 21, 2026 5:00 AM
- Feed window length
- 9 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
2 coordinate pairs- Description
- M6 southbound between J27 and J26
- 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
- {5814D11C-5B3C-4819-B9B9-27A67E5817EC}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 17 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.534965 -2.697712 53.534812 -2.697781
Segment 2
8 coordinate pairs- Description
- M6 southbound between J27 and J26
- 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
- {B2ADCC2F-9B35-40D5-8129-81616C44FB72}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 421 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.538728 -2.696997 53.538611 -2.69701 53.537837 -2.697088 53.537388 -2.697156 53.536749 -2.697266 53.536173 -2.697393 53.535417 -2.697576 53.534965 -2.697712
Segment 3
2 coordinate pairs- Description
- M6 southbound between J27 and J26
- 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 End2
- Linear Element Road
- M6
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {BE39A717-8AE8-4AEC-99CB-74A7FFA641F4}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 12 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.534812 -2.697781 53.534706 -2.697824
Segment 4
20 coordinate pairs- Description
- M6 southbound between J27 and J26
- 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
- {516010A5-7CD9-48BD-BDFB-2D6213B0AF68}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 1,130 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.548727 -2.699455 53.548601 -2.699378 53.548238 -2.699191 53.548117 -2.699128 53.547383 -2.698739 53.546701 -2.698426 53.546244 -2.698237 53.545607 -2.697985 53.545419 -2.697922 53.544638 -2.697667 53.544118 -2.697523 53.54331 -2.697329 53.542403 -2.697163 53.5419 -2.697079 53.54093 -2.696988 53.540085 -2.696959 53.539771 -2.696969 53.539627 -2.696967 53.539393 -2.696963 53.538728 -2.696997
Segment 5
7 coordinate pairs- Description
- M6 southbound between J27 and J26
- 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 End2
- Linear Element Road
- M6
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {E8F9C0B1-414D-448F-86B5-FC54CE52D5A4}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 153 m
- To Distance
- 412 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.550903 -2.70081 53.550751 -2.700726 53.550661 -2.700667 53.550401 -2.700494 53.549882 -2.700153 53.549157 -2.699689 53.548727 -2.699455
Segment 6
3 coordinate pairs- Description
- M6 southbound within J26
- 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
- {2D72DA4A-6434-4761-91AA-73A4E6FB6033}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 112 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.534706 -2.697824 53.533769 -2.698032 53.533702 -2.698047
- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 42
- First coordinate pair
- -2.697712, 53.534965
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 42
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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- Cause type
- Road Maintenance
- Detailed cause
- Repair Work
- Compliance
- Mandatory
- Probability
- Probable
- Validity status
- Planned
- Road management
- Other
- Feed provider
- National Highways
- Data source
- Roadworks
- Feed version
- 4
- Record created
- Wed, May 13, 2026 1:33 PM
- Record versioned
- Wed, May 20, 2026 2:28 PM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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