M6 Southbound lanes 2, 3 and 4 closure (MP 278/9 to carriageway closure)

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M6 Southbound lanes 2, 3 and 4 closure (MP 278/9 to carriageway closure)

Start time
Mon, Jul 20, 2026 10:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
2 hours 2 seconds
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J19 And J18
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Jul 10, 2026 9:26 AM
Last updated
Mon, Jul 20, 2026 11:44 PM
Cleared
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 12:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound lanes 2, 3 and 4 closure (MP 278/9 to carriageway closure)
Coordinates
53.213846, -2.388801
Latitude span
53.206469 – 53.218611
Longitude span
-2.389997 – -2.387716
Bounding box centre
53.212540, -2.388857
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J19 and J18
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Jul 20, 2026 10:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
6 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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J19 and J18
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{B1CFAE28-E971-4E84-A368-0714C6A1CCF6}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
962 m
To Distance
1,118 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.218611 -2.389997
53.21816 -2.389833
53.217904 -2.38973
53.217459 -2.389583
53.21724 -2.3895

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J19 and J18
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{D74576C8-34AB-48B7-BFDE-2D8A6B208E94}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
508 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.21724 -2.3895
53.215997 -2.389105
53.215512 -2.388996
53.213311 -2.388467
53.212718 -2.388372

Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J19 and J18
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{2BC90399-03B3-4C4B-BFF4-D0F0D7376850}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
696 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.212718 -2.388372
53.210697 -2.388045
53.209969 -2.387928
53.209079 -2.387858
53.20845 -2.387809
53.206469 -2.387716
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
16
First coordinate pair
-2.389997, 53.218611
Road section segments
1
Road section points
16
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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            ],
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View road section coordinates
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            -2.389833,
            53.21816
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            -2.388467,
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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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
Fri, Jul 10, 2026 9:26 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Jul 20, 2026 11:44 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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