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M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 275/7 to 271/8)

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M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 275/7 to 271/8)

Start time
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 7:27 PM
Expected end
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours 33 minutes
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J18 And J17
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 7:27 PM
Last updated
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 8:58 PM
Cleared
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 275/7 to 271/8)
Coordinates
53.175977, -2.364217
Latitude span
53.159667 – 53.191041
Longitude span
-2.380212 – -2.351627
Bounding box centre
53.175354, -2.365920
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J18 and J17
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 7:27 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 33 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

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 
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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 2

12 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
1,086 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.162723 -2.353566
53.161727 -2.352929
53.161099 -2.352535
53.159986 -2.351823
53.159667 -2.351627

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
{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 
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53.186024 -2.373585
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Segment 4

5 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
127 m
To Distance
546 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.191041 -2.380212
53.190499 -2.379476
53.189372 -2.377969
53.189184 -2.377683
53.188117 -2.376258

Segment 5

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
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Segment 6

11 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
0 m
To Distance
613 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.17364 -2.361061
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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 7

7 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
697 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.178742 -2.365553
53.17748 -2.364358
53.176172 -2.363179
53.175365 -2.362467
53.17454 -2.361771
53.17381 -2.361204

Segment 8

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 
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53.184483 -2.371701
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
53
First coordinate pair
-2.369255, 53.182307
Road section segments
1
Road section points
53
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 7:27 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 8:58 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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