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M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 275/4 to 274/1)

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M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 275/4 to 274/1)

Start time
Sun, Aug 16, 2026 8:02 PM
Expected end
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 58 minutes
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J18 And J17
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sun, Aug 16, 2026 8:02 PM
Last updated
Sun, Aug 16, 2026 9:23 PM
Cleared
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 275/4 to 274/1)
Coordinates
53.183260, -2.370529
Latitude span
53.178803 – 53.188623
Longitude span
-2.376934 – -2.365616
Bounding box centre
53.183713, -2.371275
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J18 and J17
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Sun, Aug 16, 2026 8:02 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 58 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

3 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
{98B9779F-41E7-4E58-BB03-9B2C07FB8D5B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
146 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.188117 -2.376258
53.187617 -2.375589
53.18708 -2.374911

Segment 2

9 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
{2EC3F660-E590-4AC3-8A8C-FA511562EC0A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
391 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.182307 -2.369255
53.181754 -2.368632
53.181545 -2.368399
53.181196 -2.368052
53.180058 -2.366875
53.179457 -2.366286
53.17933 -2.366163
53.179328 -2.36616
53.179325 -2.366158

Segment 3

3 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
{CE95B0C3-A463-4342-A945-067DF8C42768}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
352 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.184921 -2.372237
53.184483 -2.371701
53.182307 -2.369255

Segment 4

3 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
{E684C998-52EF-41BE-828F-35E3A464D91A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
299 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.18708 -2.374911
53.186024 -2.373585
53.184921 -2.372237

Segment 5

2 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
{824E5FF5-FCA4-4C0D-A1A8-E8E99AA5D6AB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
68 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.179325 -2.366158
53.178803 -2.365616

Segment 6

2 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
{B1464031-520C-4E2C-BA1C-F7EFE05E1A7F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
474 m
To Distance
546 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.188623 -2.376934
53.188117 -2.376258
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
22
First coordinate pair
-2.376258, 53.188117
Road section segments
1
Road section points
22
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View road section coordinates 
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Sun, Aug 16, 2026 8:02 PM
Record versioned
Sun, Aug 16, 2026 9:23 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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