M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 283/4 to 282/6)

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M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 283/4 to 282/6)

Start time
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
1 hour 35 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J19 And J18
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 6:45 AM
Last updated
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 8:58 PM
Cleared
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 9:35 PM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 283/4 to 282/6)
Coordinates
53.253919, -2.401852
Latitude span
53.250346 – 53.257753
Longitude span
-2.401877 – -2.401784
Bounding box centre
53.254050, -2.401831
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J19 and J18
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jul 23, 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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J19 and J18
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
{3F9049C0-4DE9-4AEC-AEB0-4F42A2BBE09A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
492 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.254768 -2.401868
53.254058 -2.401877
53.253977 -2.401874
53.253348 -2.401855
53.25066 -2.4018
53.250346 -2.401784

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J19 and J18
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
{95A9CA62-E28B-453F-9EE6-38E4062C5428}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
581 m
To Distance
913 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.257753 -2.401872
53.255595 -2.401869
53.254768 -2.401868
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
9
First coordinate pair
-2.401868, 53.254768
Road section segments
1
Road section points
9
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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                53.253977
            ],
            [
                -2.401855,
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            ],
            [
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            ],
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            ],
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            ],
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            ],
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            ]
        ]
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View road section coordinates
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            -2.401868,
            53.254768
        ],
        [
            -2.401877,
            53.254058
        ],
        [
            -2.401874,
            53.253977
        ],
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            -2.401855,
            53.253348
        ],
        [
            -2.4018,
            53.25066
        ],
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            -2.401784,
            53.250346
        ],
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        ],
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            53.255595
        ],
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            53.254768
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 6:45 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Jul 22, 2026 8:58 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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