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M6 Southbound Lanes 1 2 and 3 closure (MP 280/2 to 275/1)

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M6 Southbound Lanes 1 2 and 3 closure (MP 280/2 to 275/1)

Start time
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 9:52 PM
Expected end
Sat, Oct 24, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
4 hours 28 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Within J18
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
3 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 10:55 PM
Last updated
Sat, Oct 24, 2026 2:02 AM
Cleared
Sat, Oct 24, 2026 2:20 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound Lanes 1 2 and 3 closure (MP 280/2 to 275/1)
Coordinates
53.205487, -2.386672
Latitude span
53.186368 – 53.229387
Longitude span
-2.395878 – -2.374017
Bounding box centre
53.207878, -2.384948
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound within J18
  • M6 southbound between J19 and J18
  • M6 southbound between J18 and J17
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 9:52 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Oct 24, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
6 hours 8 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J18
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
{04DC5069-9E9E-46B8-A303-7FB8552B8F05}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
373 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.199523 -2.3871
53.198782 -2.386843
53.19805 -2.386563
53.197418 -2.386239
53.196686 -2.385806

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J19 and J18
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
{0303D397-64DA-4B82-A688-AC21CEC77752}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
181 m
To Distance
481 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.229387 -2.395878
53.228838 -2.395528
53.227322 -2.394586
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Segment 3

16 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J19 and J18
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
{B1CFAE28-E971-4E84-A368-0714C6A1CCF6}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,118 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.22246 -2.39171
53.222155 -2.391558
53.221859 -2.391405
53.220692 -2.390855
53.219516 -2.39032
53.21891 -2.390104
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53.217904 -2.38973
53.217459 -2.389583
53.21724 -2.3895

Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J18
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
110 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.200865 -2.387382
53.200056 -2.387225
53.199931 -2.387179

Segment 5

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J19 and J18
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
835 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.210697 -2.388045
53.209969 -2.387928
53.209079 -2.387858
53.20845 -2.387809
53.205223 -2.387658

Segment 6

2 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
{E684C998-52EF-41BE-828F-35E3A464D91A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
99 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.186368 -2.374017

Segment 7

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
{B1464031-520C-4E2C-BA1C-F7EFE05E1A7F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
546 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.190499 -2.379476
53.189372 -2.377969
53.189184 -2.377683
53.188117 -2.376258

Segment 8

3 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
{98B9779F-41E7-4E58-BB03-9B2C07FB8D5B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
146 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.187617 -2.375589
53.18708 -2.374911

Segment 9

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J19 and J18
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
{D74576C8-34AB-48B7-BFDE-2D8A6B208E94}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
508 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.21724 -2.3895
53.215997 -2.389105
53.215512 -2.388996
53.213311 -2.388467
53.212718 -2.388372

Segment 10

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J19 and J18
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{9FE22418-D71E-4BF5-A242-2D807D00F671}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
46 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.205223 -2.387658
53.204804 -2.387638

Segment 11

16 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
{3A6A3C74-6160-4984-AAAF-A336272EEC2E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
608 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.196448 -2.385665
53.195963 -2.385422
53.195874 -2.385357
53.195649 -2.385194
53.195354 -2.384967
53.195067 -2.38474
53.194789 -2.384498
53.194466 -2.384211
53.194126 -2.383908
53.193812 -2.383591
53.193507 -2.383274
53.193221 -2.382957
53.192916 -2.38261
53.19228 -2.381856
53.191931 -2.381421

Segment 12

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J18
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
{1235BDB6-E4F7-43CB-BEB5-F5DE3845F42C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
432 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.204804 -2.387638
53.203435 -2.387569
53.202366 -2.387515
53.201701 -2.387494
53.200919 -2.387382
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
74
First coordinate pair
-2.387179, 53.199931
Road section segments
1
Road section points
74
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
4
Record created
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 10:55 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Oct 24, 2026 2:02 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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Eden M6 · M6 J39 Northbound Access

Expected to clear in 4 years 2 months

Started 18 Jul 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 31 Dec 2030, 06:00

M6 Northbound Jct 39 entry slip road Lane 1 closure

Category: Construction Work
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M6 Northbound and Southbound mobile hardshoulder closure (MP 290/5 - 346/6)

Active Roadworks National Highways
St. Helens M6 · M6 Southbound Between J23 And J22

Expected to clear in 1 year 5 months

Started 5 Apr 2026, 20:35 Expected clear 31 Mar 2028, 23:59

M6 Northbound and Southbound mobile hardshoulder closure (MP 290/5 - 346/6)

Category: Road Maintenance
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