M6 Southbound lanes 2, 3 and 4 closure (MP 353/7 to 350/7)

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M6 Southbound lanes 2, 3 and 4 closure (MP 353/7 to 350/7)

Start time
Tue, Sep 23, 2025 8:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Sep 24, 2025 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J31A And J31
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
3 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Aug 13, 2025 1:55 AM
Last updated
Tue, Sep 23, 2025 11:05 PM
Cleared
Wed, Sep 24, 2025 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound lanes 2, 3 and 4 closure (MP 353/7 to 350/7)
Coordinates
53.784667, -2.653627
Latitude span
53.772729 – 53.792686
Longitude span
-2.667960 – -2.639820
Bounding box centre
53.782708, -2.653890
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J31A and J31
  • M6 southbound between J32 and J31A
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Sep 23, 2025 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Sep 24, 2025 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

29 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J31A and J31
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 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
{51D23B2A-D2D0-43EA-9266-F8A75D172F78}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,424 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 2

20 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J31A and J31
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 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
{E2CD29D4-994D-4E2A-ACD9-05A7D6DF1906}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
739 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 3

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J32 and J31A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 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
{D96C960D-5CF9-471C-A63E-56BAB938B8D6}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
359 m
To Distance
575 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.792686 -2.66796
53.7926 -2.667589
53.792424 -2.666888
53.792301 -2.666446
53.792142 -2.665882
53.791912 -2.665135
53.791868 -2.664997

Segment 4

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J32 and J31A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 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
{6E283053-624E-41C9-A8E6-E599768AB5E6}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
547 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.790148 -2.660689
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53.788984 -2.658273

Segment 5

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J32 and J31A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 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
{F27E8E86-6C23-48DF-BD04-1C352B951048}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
39 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.788822 -2.657952
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
73
First coordinate pair
-2.650527, 53.783760
Road section segments
1
Road section points
73
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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
4
Record created
Wed, Aug 13, 2025 1:55 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Sep 23, 2025 11:05 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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