M6 Southbound lanes 3 and 4 closure (MP 271/1 to 267/1)

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Start time: Wed, Aug 5, 2026 8:10 PM
Expected end: Thu, Aug 6, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 8 hours 50 minutes
Road: M6 – M6 Southbound Between J17 And J16
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason: Maintenance Work

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First published: Wed, Aug 5, 2026 8:10 PM
Last updated: Wed, Aug 5, 2026 9:41 PM
Cleared: Thu, Aug 6, 2026 5:00 AM

Latest update: M6 Southbound lanes 3 and 4 closure (MP 271/1 to 267/1)

Coordinates: 53.149203, -2.342537
Latitude span: 53.142542 – 53.153862
Longitude span: -2.347101 – -2.337517
Bounding box centre: 53.148202, -2.342309
Location descriptions: M6 southbound between J17 and J16

M6 southbound within J17

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Wed, Aug 5, 2026 8:10 PM
Overall feed end: Thu, Aug 6, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 8 hours 50 minutes
Probability code (raw): certain
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

8 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound between J17 and 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 End1
Linear Element Road: M6
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {CA07BC37-E26F-433C-B7D5-0C3E8431EC4F}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 634 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.146932 -2.340174
53.145676 -2.339252
53.144949 -2.338813
53.144258 -2.338404
53.143801 -2.338146
53.14311 -2.337797
53.142542 -2.337517

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound within J17
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: {A9FE7736-80C8-4AE8-92FC-8FB96558AC38}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 185 m
To Distance: 253 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.153862 -2.347101
53.153654 -2.346882
53.15335 -2.346565

Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound within J17
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: {20E27471-0A2A-4F9D-8288-F2CCDDD6378E}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 341 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.153224 -2.34643
53.1524 -2.34554
53.152248 -2.345375
53.151118 -2.344155
53.150778 -2.343778

Segment 4

10 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound between J17 and 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 End1
Linear Element Road: M6
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {191FF593-DE00-4EB5-B597-8F918ABD99A3}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 377 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.150644 -2.343613
53.150375 -2.343312
53.150321 -2.343251
53.15016 -2.343086
53.149523 -2.342437
53.149111 -2.342031
53.148582 -2.341578
53.148017 -2.34105
53.147856 -2.340929

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 27
First coordinate pair: -2.340929, 53.147856
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 27

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Maintenance Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Other