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M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 263/5 to 261/4)

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M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 263/5 to 261/4)

Start time
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sun, Aug 16, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Within J16
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected, 2 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 2:40 PM
Last updated
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 7:02 AM
Cleared
Sun, Aug 16, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 263/5 to 261/4)
Coordinates
53.077251, -2.338131
Latitude span
53.067820 – 53.087868
Longitude span
-2.342858 – -2.333030
Bounding box centre
53.077844, -2.337944
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound within J16
  • M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sun, Aug 16, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{044ABABD-C006-4264-8131-646D7A622256}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
314 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.071872 -2.33527
53.071231 -2.334934
53.070062 -2.334214
53.0692 -2.33373

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{5A435B03-C7A8-4391-ADC5-E064AEB4B416}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
120 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.0692 -2.33373
53.068167 -2.333195

Segment 3

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 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
{B60F9466-B2AC-4F67-955E-D556206E02EB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
425 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.075468 -2.337432
53.075198 -2.337295
53.074507 -2.336932
53.0744 -2.336865
53.073996 -2.336614
53.073771 -2.336493
53.071872 -2.33527

Segment 4

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 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
{FD80F431-CD48-4F3B-8BEE-A2A067CBCD43}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
547 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.085639 -2.342214
53.084067 -2.341605
53.082748 -2.341042
53.081428 -2.340434
53.081239 -2.340343

Segment 5

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 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
{5D9DA64D-2B58-455F-AB97-C5CCB4388B5E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
671 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.081239 -2.340343
53.080512 -2.340009
53.079543 -2.339553
53.078887 -2.33922
53.078555 -2.339068
53.078259 -2.338901
53.077676 -2.338613
53.0765 -2.337992
53.076231 -2.337856
53.076015 -2.337734
53.075746 -2.337583
53.075468 -2.337432

Segment 6

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{238B2156-632B-4F04-A657-7330AD3F2BB2}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
40 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.068167 -2.333195
53.06782 -2.33303

Segment 7

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 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
{A6A67402-9F97-49DC-B7A8-97F272789124}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
724 m
To Distance
934 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.087868 -2.342858
53.087381 -2.342736
53.086357 -2.342444
53.086007 -2.342337
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
37
First coordinate pair
-2.335270, 53.071872
Road section segments
1
Road section points
37
View geometry JSON 
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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
2
Record created
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 2:40 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Aug 15, 2026 7:02 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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