M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 312/2 to 311/2)

Planned

M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 312/2 to 311/2)

Start time
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Aug 12, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J23 And J22
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 11:34 PM
Last updated
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 2:30 AM
Cleared
Wed, Aug 12, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 312/2 to 311/2)
Coordinates
53.456503, -2.604625
Latitude span
53.452933 – 53.460120
Longitude span
-2.610238 – -2.600797
Bounding box centre
53.456527, -2.605518
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J23 and J22
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Aug 12, 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

10 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 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{D2FC0ECB-833D-4295-BC29-1830580785BC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
425 m
To Distance
1,072 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.46012 -2.610238
53.459855 -2.609614
53.459508 -2.608856
53.459215 -2.608234
53.458859 -2.607536
53.458547 -2.606989
53.458422 -2.606777
53.457735 -2.605659
53.456881 -2.604449
53.456003 -2.603444

Segment 2

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
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{01875154-7177-4613-BA2F-E1C86B851412}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
248 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.456003 -2.603444
53.455869 -2.603292
53.455556 -2.602971
53.454939 -2.60239
53.454366 -2.6019
53.454165 -2.601743
53.454043 -2.60165

Segment 3

3 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
0 m
To Distance
135 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.454043 -2.60165
53.453005 -2.600857
53.452933 -2.600797
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
20
First coordinate pair
-2.610238, 53.460120
Road section segments
1
Road section points
20
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Aug 10, 2026 11:34 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 2:30 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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