M6 Southbound lanes 1, 2 and 3 closure (MP 273/8 to 271/2)

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M6 Southbound lanes 1, 2 and 3 closure (MP 273/8 to 271/2)

Start time
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
1 second
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J18 And J17
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
3 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Jun 12, 2026 6:48 AM
Last updated
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 8:39 PM
Cleared
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 9:00 PM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound lanes 1, 2 and 3 closure (MP 273/8 to 271/2)
Coordinates
53.165593, -2.355514
Latitude span
53.154643 – 53.176433
Longitude span
-2.363415 – -2.347878
Bounding box centre
53.165538, -2.355647
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J18 and J17
  • M6 southbound within J17
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jul 23, 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

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J18 and J17
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{8E7200E3-3C28-44CD-819A-A11B242D9641}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
613 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.17381 -2.361204
53.17364 -2.361061
53.17294 -2.360501
53.172582 -2.360214
53.171389 -2.359307
53.170519 -2.358675
53.170034 -2.358323
53.169801 -2.35816
53.169317 -2.357823
53.168815 -2.35746
53.168785 -2.357433

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J17
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{A9FE7736-80C8-4AE8-92FC-8FB96558AC38}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
84 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.155322 -2.34845
53.154643 -2.347878

Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J18 and J17
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{824E5FF5-FCA4-4C0D-A1A8-E8E99AA5D6AB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
370 m
To Distance
697 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.176433 -2.363415
53.176172 -2.363179
53.175365 -2.362467
53.17454 -2.361771
53.17381 -2.361204

Segment 4

19 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J18 and J17
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{D429F958-DF27-4A58-AF95-13DD20E03F19}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,614 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.168097 -2.35699
53.165854 -2.355546
53.165603 -2.355384
53.164239 -2.354523
53.163611 -2.354126
53.163279 -2.353929
53.162723 -2.353566
53.161727 -2.352929
53.161099 -2.352535
53.159986 -2.351823
53.159125 -2.351293
53.158416 -2.350838
53.157205 -2.350021
53.156326 -2.349311
53.156129 -2.349145
53.156039 -2.349069
53.155474 -2.348586
53.155322 -2.34845
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
37
First coordinate pair
-2.361204, 53.173810
Road section segments
1
Road section points
37
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Jun 12, 2026 6:48 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 8:39 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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