M6 Southbound Lanes 3 and 4 closure (MP 304/7 to 302/0)
PlannedM6 Southbound Lanes 3 and 4 closure (MP 304/7 to 302/0)
- Start time
- Mon, Mar 23, 2026 9:00 PM
- Expected end
- Tue, Mar 24, 2026 6:00 AM
- Duration
- 9 hours
- Road
- M6 – M6 Southbound Between J21 And J20
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Direction
- Southbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes affected
- 2 of 3 lanes affected
- Reason
- Maintenance Work
Active
Planned
Cleared
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- First published
- Mon, Mar 23, 2026 12:16 PM
- Last updated
- Mon, Mar 23, 2026 8:00 PM
- Cleared
- Tue, Mar 24, 2026 6:00 AM
- Latest update: M6 Southbound Lanes 3 and 4 closure (MP 304/7 to 302/0)
- Coordinates
- 53.402604, -2.516551
- Latitude span
- 53.392970 – 53.410905
- Longitude span
- -2.532080 – -2.506484
- Bounding box centre
- 53.401938, -2.519282
- Location descriptions
-
- M6 southbound between J21 and J20
- M6 southbound between J21A and J21
- M6 southbound within J21
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Mon, Mar 23, 2026 9:00 PM
- Overall feed end
- Tue, Mar 24, 2026 6:00 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
2 coordinate pairs- Description
- M6 southbound between J21 and J20
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 3 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
- {EC8747B4-57E0-42EA-9085-2ADE13E2F55A}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 11 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.397903 -2.509897 53.397807 -2.509829
Segment 2
23 coordinate pairs- Description
- M6 southbound between J21A and J21
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 3 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
- {96263F84-8D90-4806-9925-C999B3A8EE2C}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 611 m
- To Distance
- 1,741 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.410905 -2.53208 53.410826 -2.531889 53.41015 -2.530136 53.409653 -2.528761 53.409396 -2.527975 53.409103 -2.527099 53.40889 -2.526449 53.408668 -2.52583 53.408597 -2.525648 53.408419 -2.525195 53.408153 -2.524515 53.407877 -2.523865 53.407628 -2.523305 53.407503 -2.523033 53.407378 -2.522775 53.40712 -2.522261 53.406701 -2.521458 53.406433 -2.520989 53.406094 -2.520413 53.405702 -2.519746 53.405496 -2.519415 53.405336 -2.519155 53.404916 -2.518473
Segment 3
13 coordinate pairs- Description
- M6 southbound within J21
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 3 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
- {9482E26A-55B4-451F-8DC2-BC943DAF16E6}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 558 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.402201 -2.514202 53.401773 -2.513697 53.401514 -2.513348 53.401401 -2.513206 53.401236 -2.512999 53.401156 -2.512908 53.401093 -2.512832 53.400914 -2.512619 53.400646 -2.51233 53.400011 -2.511691 53.398936 -2.5107 53.398246 -2.51015 53.397903 -2.509897
Segment 4
3 coordinate pairs- Description
- M6 southbound between J21 and J20
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 3 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
- {98148BC7-C00C-4317-B52E-729BC5D6C49B}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 12 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.397807 -2.509829 53.397762 -2.509799 53.397709 -2.509753
Segment 5
6 coordinate pairs- Description
- M6 southbound between J21A and J21
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 3 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
- {08DA8B2C-4BCE-4CC8-A0A8-960FAF8F9653}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 414 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.404916 -2.518473 53.404827 -2.518322 53.404568 -2.517912 53.403175 -2.51573 53.402577 -2.51482 53.402201 -2.514202
Segment 6
11 coordinate pairs- Description
- M6 southbound between J21 and J20
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 3 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
- {883CA957-8983-4E23-A99A-4C2B1192B46D}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 571 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 58
- First coordinate pair
- -2.509897, 53.397903
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 58
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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
- 3
- Record created
- Mon, Mar 23, 2026 12:16 PM
- Record versioned
- Mon, Mar 23, 2026 8:00 PM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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