M6 Southbound Scotland Border to Jct 44 Lane 1 closure (497/5b to 495/8b)

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M6 Southbound Scotland Border to Jct 44 Lane 1 closure (497/5b to 495/8b)

Start time
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 5:00 AM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 7:00 PM
Duration
1 second
Road
M6 – M6 Southbound Between J45 And J44
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 2:36 AM
Last updated
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 3:19 AM
Cleared
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound Scotland Border to Jct 44 Lane 1 closure (497/5b to 495/8b)
Coordinates
54.939654, -2.965514
Latitude span
54.934229 – 54.947127
Longitude span
-2.973758 – -2.959429
Bounding box centre
54.940678, -2.966594
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J45 and J44
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 5:00 AM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 7:00 PM
Feed window length
14 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

17 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J45 and J44
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
{5008875E-7715-4057-A184-0122E9F8ED73}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
494 m
To Distance
1,474 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.947127 -2.973758
54.946549 -2.973022
54.945524 -2.971804
54.944857 -2.971045
54.943287 -2.969383
54.942242 -2.968265
54.941879 -2.967876
54.940899 -2.966828
54.940658 -2.966572
54.940391 -2.966285
54.940293 -2.96619
54.940289 -2.966187
54.940275 -2.966173
54.940168 -2.966061
54.939829 -2.965694
54.93974 -2.965598
54.939699 -2.96555

Segment 2

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J45 and J44
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
{06173B89-97EF-4BEE-8969-CE2FE66D90D1}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
725 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.939699 -2.96555
54.939601 -2.965467
54.939421 -2.965295
54.938623 -2.964451
54.937724 -2.963518
54.936766 -2.962496
54.935817 -2.961525
54.935343 -2.961001
54.934964 -2.960505
54.934741 -2.960203
54.93451 -2.959869
54.93447 -2.959806
54.934229 -2.959429
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
30
First coordinate pair
-2.973758, 54.947127
Road section segments
1
Road section points
30
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
20
Record created
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 2:36 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 3:19 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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