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M6 Southbound lanes 3 closure (MP 306/7 to 303/3)

Planned

M6 Southbound lanes 3 closure (MP 306/7 to 303/3)

Start time
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Within J21A After M62 J10 Eastbound Exit
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 4 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Jul 13, 2026 8:50 AM
Last updated
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 3:05 PM
Cleared
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound lanes 3 closure (MP 306/7 to 303/3)
Coordinates
53.413504, -2.535487
Latitude span
53.403337 – 53.424234
Longitude span
-2.553088 – -2.515983
Bounding box centre
53.413786, -2.534536
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound within J21A after M62 J10 eastbound exit
  • M6 southbound within J21A
  • M6 southbound between J21A and J21
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
8 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

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J21A after M62 J10 eastbound exit
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{70F315AF-09FC-454E-A17A-4AECE8FD0881}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
193 m
To Distance
747 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.422909 -2.551059
53.422686 -2.550712
53.421722 -2.5493
53.421302 -2.548711
53.420498 -2.547584

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J21A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
59 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.41479 -2.539702
53.414603 -2.539384
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Segment 3

29 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J21A and J21
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
0 m
To Distance
1,741 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.411208 -2.532812
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
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53.408419 -2.525195
53.408153 -2.524515
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Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J21A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{7B280ED8-20E9-4199-BAA2-AF738DB67E0E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
16 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.414924 -2.539929
53.414897 -2.539884
53.414817 -2.539747

Segment 5

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J21A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{48EA8EDC-D415-4E8B-9333-40C0161980AA}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
328 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.419069 -2.545579
53.418935 -2.545397
53.418623 -2.544957
53.418417 -2.544683
53.41823 -2.544425

Segment 6

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J21A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{E06CEAA4-0E7D-4E91-8307-CCCE32D2876E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
474 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.41588 -2.541341
53.41521 -2.540369
53.415049 -2.540111
53.414924 -2.539929

Segment 7

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J21A and J21
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
241 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.404827 -2.518322
53.404568 -2.517912
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
68
First coordinate pair
-2.553088, 53.424234
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
Mon, Jul 13, 2026 8:50 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Aug 13, 2026 3:05 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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