M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 273/3 to 271/0)

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M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 273/3 to 271/0)

Start time
Sat, Sep 26, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sun, Sep 27, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
1 second
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J18 And J17
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 1 lanes affected, 2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Sep 1, 2026 8:16 AM
Last updated
Sat, Sep 26, 2026 4:04 AM
Cleared
Sat, Sep 26, 2026 8:00 PM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 273/3 to 271/0)
Coordinates
53.161250, -2.352404
Latitude span
53.153136 – 53.172564
Longitude span
-2.360201 – -2.346334
Bounding box centre
53.162850, -2.353268
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J18 and J17
  • M6 southbound within J17
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sat, Sep 26, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sun, Sep 27, 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

19 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J18 and J17
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
{D429F958-DF27-4A58-AF95-13DD20E03F19}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,614 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.168785 -2.357433
53.168097 -2.35699
53.165854 -2.355546
53.165603 -2.355384
53.164239 -2.354523
53.163611 -2.354126
53.163279 -2.353929
53.162723 -2.353566
53.161727 -2.352929
53.161099 -2.352535
53.159986 -2.351823
53.159125 -2.351293
53.158416 -2.350838
53.157205 -2.350021
53.156326 -2.349311
53.156129 -2.349145
53.156039 -2.349069
53.155474 -2.348586
53.155322 -2.34845

Segment 2

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J18 and J17
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
{8E7200E3-3C28-44CD-819A-A11B242D9641}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
153 m
To Distance
613 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.172564 -2.360201
53.171389 -2.359307
53.170519 -2.358675
53.170034 -2.358323
53.169801 -2.35816
53.169317 -2.357823
53.168815 -2.35746
53.168785 -2.357433

Segment 3

3 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
28 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.15335 -2.346565
53.153224 -2.34643
53.153136 -2.346334

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
{A9FE7736-80C8-4AE8-92FC-8FB96558AC38}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
253 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.155322 -2.34845
53.15464 -2.347877
53.15404 -2.347289
53.154013 -2.34726
53.153654 -2.346882
53.15335 -2.346565
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
36
First coordinate pair
-2.357433, 53.168785
Road section segments
1
Road section points
36
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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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
Tue, Sep 1, 2026 8:16 AM
Record versioned
Sat, Sep 26, 2026 4:04 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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