M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 316/5 to 315/4)

Cleared

Start time: Tue, Aug 18, 2026 7:54 PM
Expected end: Wed, Aug 19, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration: 2 hours 16 minutes 1 second
Road: M6 – M6 Southbound Between J24 And J23
Category: Construction Work
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason: Construction Work

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First published: Tue, Aug 18, 2026 7:54 PM
Last updated: Tue, Aug 18, 2026 9:14 PM
Cleared: Tue, Aug 18, 2026 10:10 PM

Latest update: M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 316/5 to 315/4)

Coordinates: 53.483622, -2.648718
Latitude span: 53.479676 – 53.487309
Longitude span: -2.653068 – -2.642835
Bounding box centre: 53.483493, -2.647952
Location descriptions: M6 southbound between J24 and J23

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Tue, Aug 18, 2026 7:54 PM
Overall feed end: Wed, Aug 19, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length: 8 hours 6 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 J24 and J23
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: {81F81D0F-F7EE-4053-BC3B-13CD32816A8F}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 5 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.48667 -2.652545
53.486641 -2.652519

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound between J24 and J23
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: {6EE69D62-346F-4729-B6AA-95AE96CDFD30}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 223 m
To Distance: 300 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.487309 -2.653068
53.486686 -2.652559

Segment 3

22 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound between J24 and J23
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: {782F9E3E-544F-4764-A139-AFEE1E2482CB}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 923 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.486307 -2.652221
53.48595 -2.651869
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53.484713 -2.650524
53.484618 -2.650417
53.484404 -2.650158
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53.483413 -2.648892
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53.482396 -2.64746
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53.481309 -2.645725
53.480837 -2.644889
53.480597 -2.644451
53.480303 -2.643917
53.480233 -2.64379

Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound between J24 and J23
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 2 operational lanes
Direction On Section: South Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End2
Linear Element Road: M6
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {B0D3B501-7E87-48A1-BCDC-B8CB29D20692}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 88 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.480001 -2.64337
53.479676 -2.642835

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 30
First coordinate pair: -2.652559, 53.486686
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 30

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Cause type: Construction Work
Detailed cause: Construction Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Other