M6 southbound Sandbach Services

Planned

Start time: Tue, Aug 18, 2026 10:00 PM
Expected end: Wed, Aug 19, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration: 6 hours
Road: M6 – M6 Southbound Between J17 And J16
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Maintenance Work

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First published: Wed, Jul 29, 2026 9:31 AM
Last updated: Tue, Aug 18, 2026 6:45 AM
Cleared: Wed, Aug 19, 2026 4:00 AM

Latest update: M6 southbound Sandbach Services

Coordinates: 53.139247, -2.336478
Latitude span: 53.135308 – 53.142517
Longitude span: -2.337505 – -2.335897
Bounding box centre: 53.138913, -2.336701
Location descriptions: M6 southbound between J17 and J16

M6 southbound at the Sandbach services slip road between J17 and J16

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Tue, Aug 18, 2026 10:00 PM
Overall feed end: Wed, Aug 19, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length: 6 hours
Probability code (raw): probable
Compliance option (raw): mandatory
Source identification (raw): roadworks

Management type value: carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
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 J17 and J16
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 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: {95BE87C7-DDD7-47E0-9003-5C4690E3A5D6}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 5 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.141485 -2.337081
53.141436 -2.337059

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 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: 637 m
To Distance: 756 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.142517 -2.337505
53.142185 -2.337341
53.14196 -2.337265
53.141485 -2.337081

Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound at the Sandbach services slip road between J17 and J16
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 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: {D18355F3-E59D-4937-A7C7-1A25C94B9A31}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 100 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.141436 -2.337059
53.140976 -2.336751
53.140853 -2.336668
53.140787 -2.336625
53.140731 -2.336537
53.140667 -2.336354

Segment 4

7 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 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: {09821579-8D76-43D9-AE2E-3D51F2C0CD26}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 237 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.137441 -2.336073
53.13702 -2.336
53.136697 -2.335968
53.13622 -2.335949
53.135906 -2.335932
53.13551 -2.335899
53.135308 -2.335897

Segment 5

4 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 southbound at the Sandbach services slip road between J17 and J16
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 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: {EF28C87F-EB85-4E74-AE84-98D9FC79CFB0}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance: 45 m
To Distance: 136 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.138255 -2.335932
53.138252 -2.335935
53.138111 -2.335999
53.137441 -2.336073

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 23
First coordinate pair: -2.337081, 53.141485
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 23

View geometry JSON

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View road section coordinates

Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Maintenance Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Carriageway Closures