M6 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 306/5 to 305/7)

Planned

M6 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 306/5 to 305/7)

Start time
Thu, Apr 2, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Apr 3, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Within J21A
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Active
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Mar 26, 2026 9:53 AM
Last updated
Thu, Apr 2, 2026 1:57 AM
Cleared
Fri, Apr 3, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound lane 3 closure (MP 306/5 to 305/7)
Coordinates
53.419745, -2.546546
Latitude span
53.417517 – 53.422741
Longitude span
-2.550797 – -2.543501
Bounding box centre
53.420129, -2.547149
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound within J21A
  • M6 southbound within J21A after M62 J10 eastbound exit
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Apr 2, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Apr 3, 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J21A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{E06CEAA4-0E7D-4E91-8307-CCCE32D2876E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
100 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.41823 -2.544425
53.417988 -2.544091
53.417517 -2.543501

Segment 2

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J21A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{48EA8EDC-D415-4E8B-9333-40C0161980AA}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
328 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.420498 -2.547584
53.419962 -2.546834
53.419803 -2.546612
53.419794 -2.546599
53.419391 -2.546035
53.419069 -2.545579
53.418935 -2.545397
53.418623 -2.544957
53.418417 -2.544683
53.41823 -2.544425

Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J21A after M62 J10 eastbound exit
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{70F315AF-09FC-454E-A17A-4AECE8FD0881}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
419 m
To Distance
747 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.422741 -2.550797
53.422686 -2.550712
53.421722 -2.5493
53.421302 -2.548711
53.420498 -2.547584
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
18
First coordinate pair
-2.544425, 53.418230
Road section segments
1
Road section points
18
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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            -2.544091,
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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
Thu, Mar 26, 2026 9:53 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Apr 2, 2026 1:57 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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