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M6 southbound lanes 3 and 4 closure (MP 265/5 to 261/2)

Planned

M6 southbound lanes 3 and 4 closure (MP 265/5 to 261/2)

Start time
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J17 And J16
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 1 lanes affected, 2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 3:06 PM
Last updated
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 2:02 AM
Cleared
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 southbound lanes 3 and 4 closure (MP 265/5 to 261/2)
Coordinates
53.084884, -2.339528
Latitude span
53.065752 – 53.105243
Longitude span
-2.343269 – -2.332322
Bounding box centre
53.085498, -2.337796
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J17 and J16
  • M6 southbound within J16
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{FD80F431-CD48-4F3B-8BEE-A2A067CBCD43}
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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53.085639 -2.342214
53.084067 -2.341605
53.082748 -2.341042
53.081428 -2.340434
53.081239 -2.340343

Segment 2

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
671 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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53.077676 -2.338613
53.0765 -2.337992
53.076231 -2.337856
53.076015 -2.337734
53.075746 -2.337583
53.075468 -2.337432

Segment 3

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
934 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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53.093627 -2.343203
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53.089708 -2.343172
53.089322 -2.343124
53.08836 -2.342967
53.088055 -2.342905
53.087381 -2.342736
53.086357 -2.342444
53.086007 -2.342337

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
120 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.068167 -2.333195

Segment 5

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J16
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
{044ABABD-C006-4264-8131-646D7A622256}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
314 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.071231 -2.334934
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Segment 6

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{B60F9466-B2AC-4F67-955E-D556206E02EB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
425 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.075198 -2.337295
53.074507 -2.336932
53.0744 -2.336865
53.073996 -2.336614
53.073771 -2.336493
53.071872 -2.33527

Segment 7

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{10153077-C221-4950-8DA7-B753A130AB40}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
586 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.097747 -2.34237
53.097721 -2.342375
53.09772 -2.342376

Segment 8

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
376 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 9

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J16
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
{238B2156-632B-4F04-A657-7330AD3F2BB2}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
275 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.067673 -2.33296
53.066692 -2.332588
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53.065752 -2.332322

Segment 10

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{BACD4A04-1031-4ED0-9828-C0E2462B74FB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
353 m
To Distance
623 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
68
First coordinate pair
-2.342337, 53.086007
Road section segments
1
Road section points
68
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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
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 3:06 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 2:02 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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