M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 324/2 to 323/1)

Planned

M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 324/2 to 323/1)

Start time
Thu, Mar 26, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Mar 27, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J27 And J26
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Active
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Feb 16, 2026 1:06 PM
Last updated
Fri, Mar 27, 2026 3:21 AM
Cleared
Fri, Mar 27, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 324/2 to 323/1)
Coordinates
53.540031, -2.697200
Latitude span
53.535426 – 53.544777
Longitude span
-2.697713 – -2.696959
Bounding box centre
53.540102, -2.697336
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J27 and J26
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Mar 26, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Mar 27, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
10 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

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J27 and J26
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
{B2ADCC2F-9B35-40D5-8129-81616C44FB72}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
369 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.538728 -2.696997
53.538611 -2.69701
53.537837 -2.697088
53.537388 -2.697156
53.536749 -2.697266
53.536173 -2.697393
53.535426 -2.697574

Segment 2

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J27 and J26
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
{516010A5-7CD9-48BD-BDFB-2D6213B0AF68}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
454 m
To Distance
1,130 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.544777 -2.697713
53.544638 -2.697667
53.544118 -2.697523
53.54331 -2.697329
53.542403 -2.697163
53.5419 -2.697079
53.54093 -2.696988
53.540085 -2.696959
53.539771 -2.696969
53.539627 -2.696967
53.539393 -2.696963
53.538728 -2.696997
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
19
First coordinate pair
-2.696997, 53.538728
Road section segments
1
Road section points
19
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Feb 16, 2026 1:06 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Mar 27, 2026 3:21 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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