M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 270/1 to 269/2)

Cleared

Start time: Tue, Jul 7, 2026 7:58 PM
Expected end: Wed, Jul 8, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 4 hours 2 minutes 2 seconds
Road: M6 – M6 Southbound Between J17 And J16
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 2 of 1 lanes affected, 2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason: Other

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First published: Tue, Jul 7, 2026 7:58 PM
Last updated: Tue, Jul 7, 2026 11:38 PM
Cleared: Wed, Jul 8, 2026 12:00 AM

Latest update: M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 270/1 to 269/2)

Coordinates: 53.141602, -2.337352
Latitude span: 53.137407 – 53.146584
Longitude span: -2.339919 – -2.336067
Bounding box centre: 53.141996, -2.337993
Location descriptions: M6 southbound between J17 and J16

M6 southbound at the Sandbach services between J17 and J16

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Tue, Jul 7, 2026 7:58 PM
Overall feed end: Wed, Jul 8, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 9 hours 2 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

2 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: {09821579-8D76-43D9-AE2E-3D51F2C0CD26}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 3 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.137441 -2.336073
53.137407 -2.336067

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound between J17 and 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 End1
Linear Element Road: M6
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {95BE87C7-DDD7-47E0-9003-5C4690E3A5D6}
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

53.141485 -2.337081
53.141436 -2.337059

Segment 3

7 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound between J17 and 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 End1
Linear Element Road: M6
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {CA07BC37-E26F-433C-B7D5-0C3E8431EC4F}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 156 m
To Distance: 634 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.146584 -2.339919
53.145676 -2.339252
53.144949 -2.338813
53.144258 -2.338404
53.143801 -2.338146
53.14311 -2.337797
53.142542 -2.337517

Segment 4

6 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound at the Sandbach services between J17 and 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 End1
Linear Element Road: M6
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {64E44D73-22A9-4861-9F86-1172BBD1B050}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 449 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.141436 -2.337059
53.14056 -2.336775
53.139375 -2.336445
53.139338 -2.336437
53.138655 -2.336282
53.137441 -2.336073

Segment 5

4 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound between J17 and 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 End1
Linear Element Road: M6
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {CA07BC37-E26F-433C-B7D5-0C3E8431EC4F}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 637 m
To Distance: 756 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.142517 -2.337505
53.142185 -2.337341
53.14196 -2.337265
53.141485 -2.337081

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 21
First coordinate pair: -2.336073, 53.137441
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 21

View geometry JSON

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Other
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Other