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M6 Southbound Lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 297/9 to 296/9)

Planned

M6 Southbound Lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 297/9 to 296/9)

Start time
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 10:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Oct 24, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
7 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Within J20A After A50 Access
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 1:06 PM
Last updated
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 10:44 PM
Cleared
Sat, Oct 24, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound Lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 297/9 to 296/9)
Coordinates
53.352446, -2.502634
Latitude span
53.348974 – 53.357006
Longitude span
-2.506963 – -2.499099
Bounding box centre
53.352990, -2.503031
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound within J20A after A50 access
  • M6 southbound within J20A after M6 J20 exit
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 10:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Oct 24, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
7 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J20A after A50 access
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
{AE9E9215-6A86-4334-90C0-E683E6BF401D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
184 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.352525 -2.502752
53.351844 -2.502083
53.351101 -2.501338

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J20A after A50 access
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
{CE8CF0E8-67FB-4D4A-82CF-8934DA18E538}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
18 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.352668 -2.502904
53.352525 -2.502752

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J20A after M6 J20 exit
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
{F1F7F4C0-58B1-4D5B-B23A-65E80E9E4BE4}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
172 m
To Distance
355 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.357006 -2.506963
53.356804 -2.506814
53.356464 -2.506525
53.355535 -2.505714

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J20A after A50 access
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
{3D59A479-313E-4235-88C9-F2E941ED9EC7}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
21 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.351101 -2.501338
53.35094 -2.501171

Segment 5

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J20A after M6 J20 exit
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
{4992B8F1-3DF7-49F9-ACCD-A3EC380A0E15}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
82 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.355535 -2.505714
53.355488 -2.505672
53.354888 -2.505109

Segment 6

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J20A after A50 access
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
{C2EA5255-9C68-4B97-A659-B605C770B9AA}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
187 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.35094 -2.501171
53.350896 -2.501126
53.350742 -2.500959
53.350448 -2.50064
53.349893 -2.500077
53.349786 -2.499968
53.349535 -2.499713
53.349508 -2.499682

Segment 7

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J20A after A50 access
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
{94D39F6F-7425-40EC-BB07-7109A597FBC0}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
287 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.354888 -2.505109
53.354476 -2.504698
53.353796 -2.504014
53.353232 -2.503467
53.353003 -2.503239
53.352668 -2.502904

Segment 8

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J20A after A50 access
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
{126DB7FB-85D4-4555-A0E9-2F0CC7AC05B1}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
71 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.349508 -2.499682
53.349115 -2.499257
53.348974 -2.499099
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
31
First coordinate pair
-2.502752, 53.352525
Road section segments
1
Road section points
31
View geometry JSON 
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
4
Record created
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 1:06 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 10:44 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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