M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 271/2 to 269/8)

Planned

M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 271/2 to 269/8)

Start time
Mon, Jun 15, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Jun 16, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J17 And J16
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, May 29, 2026 9:14 AM
Last updated
Mon, Jun 15, 2026 4:12 AM
Cleared
Tue, Jun 16, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 271/2 to 269/8)
Coordinates
53.149980, -2.343248
Latitude span
53.143122 – 53.154644
Longitude span
-2.347879 – -2.337803
Bounding box centre
53.148883, -2.342841
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J17 and J16
  • M6 southbound within J17
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Jun 15, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Jun 16, 2026 4:00 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

10 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
{191FF593-DE00-4EB5-B597-8F918ABD99A3}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
377 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.150778 -2.343778
53.150644 -2.343613
53.150375 -2.343312
53.150321 -2.343251
53.15016 -2.343086
53.149523 -2.342437
53.149111 -2.342031
53.148582 -2.341578
53.148017 -2.34105
53.147856 -2.340929

Segment 2

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
0 m
To Distance
567 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.147856 -2.340929
53.146932 -2.340174
53.145676 -2.339252
53.144949 -2.338813
53.144258 -2.338404
53.143801 -2.338146
53.143122 -2.337803

Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J17
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
{A9FE7736-80C8-4AE8-92FC-8FB96558AC38}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
84 m
To Distance
253 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.154644 -2.347879
53.15464 -2.347877
53.15404 -2.347289
53.154013 -2.34726
53.153654 -2.346882
53.15335 -2.346565

Segment 4

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J17
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
{20E27471-0A2A-4F9D-8288-F2CCDDD6378E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
341 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.15335 -2.346565
53.153224 -2.34643
53.1524 -2.34554
53.152248 -2.345375
53.151118 -2.344155
53.150778 -2.343778
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
29
First coordinate pair
-2.343778, 53.150778
Road section segments
1
Road section points
29
View geometry JSON
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, May 29, 2026 9:14 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Jun 15, 2026 4:12 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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