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M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 310/4 to 308/3)

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M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 310/4 to 308/3)

Start time
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Nov 7, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
2 seconds
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J23 And J22
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, Nov 6, 2026 8:50 AM
Last updated
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 9:21 AM
Cleared
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 9:00 PM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 310/4 to 308/3)
Coordinates
53.439798, -2.582140
Latitude span
53.434129 – 53.446337
Longitude span
-2.590518 – -2.571085
Bounding box centre
53.440233, -2.580801
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J23 and J22
  • M6 southbound between J22 and J21A
  • M6 southbound within J22
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Nov 7, 2026 6:00 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J23 and J22
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{6D40B245-F15D-441B-96E7-935F2D6AEDE8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,149 m
To Distance
1,205 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.446337 -2.590518
53.445931 -2.590022

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J22 and J21A
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
{15FE3CB8-028F-4545-AC53-B4620B31642F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
142 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.434914 -2.572786
53.434203 -2.571241
53.434129 -2.571085

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J22
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
{C04A3242-9454-491B-B40A-399CB612FBE5}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
100 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.440404 -2.584376
53.440181 -2.584041
53.439735 -2.583358

Segment 4

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J22 and J21A
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
{5A48CA9D-473B-4801-BB5A-935CBAB6E9A0}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
551 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.437848 -2.579478
53.43775 -2.579251
53.436986 -2.57748
53.436881 -2.577237
53.436222 -2.575708
53.436008 -2.575225
53.435694 -2.574512
53.435226 -2.573452
53.434914 -2.572786

Segment 5

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J22
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
{AF73E052-5425-4D47-A8D2-B5198D66055B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
333 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.439717 -2.583328
53.439414 -2.582827
53.43928 -2.582584
53.438906 -2.581886
53.438541 -2.581144
53.438221 -2.580447
53.43815 -2.580265
53.437866 -2.579524
53.43786 -2.579509
53.437848 -2.579478

Segment 6

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J23 and J22
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
{C57EA08A-2DF5-4A84-9F12-926A768C4CA9}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
453 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.445198 -2.589214
53.444563 -2.588633
53.444223 -2.588357
53.443659 -2.587913
53.44237 -2.586721

Segment 7

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J22
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
{2184C8BE-130E-42DC-A4A1-127D46B78CF0}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
269 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.442334 -2.58669
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53.441351 -2.585638
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53.440949 -2.585136
53.440529 -2.584558
53.440404 -2.584376
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
43
First coordinate pair
-2.590518, 53.446337
Road section segments
1
Road section points
43
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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
2
Record created
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 8:50 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 9:21 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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