M6 Southbound Lane 2 closure (MP 6/0 to 8/0)

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M6 Southbound Lane 2 closure (MP 6/0 to 8/0)

Start time
Sat, Mar 21, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Sun, Mar 22, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M66 – M66 Southbound Between J1 And J2
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Feb 18, 2026 1:37 PM
Last updated
Sat, Mar 21, 2026 5:18 AM
Cleared
Sun, Mar 22, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound Lane 2 closure (MP 6/0 to 8/0)
Coordinates
53.609030, -2.277070
Latitude span
53.599819 – 53.617188
Longitude span
-2.280476 – -2.272234
Bounding box centre
53.608504, -2.276355
Location descriptions
  • M66 southbound between J1 and J2
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sat, Mar 21, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sun, Mar 22, 2026 5:00 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

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M66 southbound between J1 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M66
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{ED1E3227-35DC-4BF6-B743-FF2F8080E32B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
779 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.606497 -2.275787
53.60533 -2.275175
53.604612 -2.274778
53.604262 -2.274609
53.604144 -2.274548
53.602843 -2.273875
53.602107 -2.273477
53.602098 -2.273477
53.602018 -2.273435
53.601066 -2.272941
53.600357 -2.272544
53.599819 -2.272234

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M66 southbound between J1 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M66
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{CF7314B9-8FF1-4530-A012-A93242B5985F}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
769 m
To Distance
846 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.617188 -2.280476
53.616743 -2.280299
53.616518 -2.280237

Segment 3

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M66 southbound between J1 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M66
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{A634E9DA-24F9-4A99-8E33-2BDA1F2B8C26}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
575 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.611353 -2.278767
53.611156 -2.278659
53.610393 -2.278231
53.609773 -2.277789
53.60875 -2.277117
53.60823 -2.276781
53.607278 -2.276201
53.606497 -2.275787

Segment 4

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M66 southbound between J1 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M66
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{4351BFCC-DE62-4195-AD65-000DCFF2531F}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
583 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.616518 -2.280237
53.615835 -2.280066
53.615485 -2.280004
53.614766 -2.279877
53.614038 -2.279752
53.613661 -2.279674
53.613239 -2.279535
53.612583 -2.279334
53.611479 -2.278828
53.611353 -2.278767
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
33
First coordinate pair
-2.275787, 53.606497
Road section segments
1
Road section points
33
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Feb 18, 2026 1:37 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Mar 21, 2026 5:18 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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