M6 Southbound lanes 1, 2 and 3 closure (MP 316/5 to 314/5)

Planned

M6 Southbound lanes 1, 2 and 3 closure (MP 316/5 to 314/5)

Start time
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J24 And J23
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
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 9:48 AM
Last updated
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 12:08 AM
Cleared
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound lanes 1, 2 and 3 closure (MP 316/5 to 314/5)
Coordinates
53.480770, -2.644636
Latitude span
53.473057 – 53.487309
Longitude span
-2.653068 – -2.634869
Bounding box centre
53.480183, -2.643969
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J24 and J23
  • M6 southbound within J23
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Oct 16, 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J24 and J23
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
{6EE69D62-346F-4729-B6AA-95AE96CDFD30}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
223 m
To Distance
300 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.487309 -2.653068
53.486686 -2.652559

Segment 2

17 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J24 and J23
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{B0D3B501-7E87-48A1-BCDC-B8CB29D20692}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
713 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.480001 -2.64337
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53.47894 -2.641636
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53.476897 -2.638787
53.476361 -2.638146
53.47579 -2.63749
53.475382 -2.637022
53.475307 -2.63694

Segment 3

22 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J24 and J23
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
{782F9E3E-544F-4764-A139-AFEE1E2482CB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
923 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.481309 -2.645725
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53.480303 -2.643917
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Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J23
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
271 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.475206 -2.636818
53.473679 -2.635394
53.473304 -2.635072
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Segment 5

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J24 and J23
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
{81F81D0F-F7EE-4053-BC3B-13CD32816A8F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
5 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.486686 -2.652559
53.48667 -2.652545
53.486641 -2.652519

Segment 6

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J24 and J23
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{4905B81F-5E2E-4989-AC95-47719E3CD2FD}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
13 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.475307 -2.63694
53.475206 -2.636818
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
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First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
50
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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
Wed, Sep 16, 2026 9:48 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 12:08 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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