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M6 Southbound Scotland Border to Jct 44 Lane 1 closure (Mp 504/8 - 498/2)

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M6 Southbound Scotland Border to Jct 44 Lane 1 closure (Mp 504/8 - 498/2)

Start time
Sat, Oct 17, 2026 5:00 AM
Expected end
Sat, Oct 17, 2026 7:00 PM
Duration
4 hours 10 minutes 2 seconds
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, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 3:21 AM
Last updated
Sat, Oct 17, 2026 8:52 AM
Cleared
Sat, Oct 17, 2026 9:10 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound Scotland Border to Jct 44 Lane 1 closure (Mp 504/8 - 498/2)
Coordinates
54.981434, -3.025244
Latitude span
54.965276 – 54.993012
Longitude span
-3.048006 – -2.997289
Bounding box centre
54.979144, -3.022648
Location descriptions
  • M6 southbound between J45 and J44
  • A74(M) southbound between J22 and M6
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sat, Oct 17, 2026 5:00 AM
Overall feed end
Sat, Oct 17, 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

2 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 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{36B6607E-A690-4D1B-8703-74EA6E6C87AF}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
8 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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54.990552 -3.042263

Segment 2

8 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
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
{B309DEB2-B49C-41F0-967F-8A2E4B01E7D6}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
399 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
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54.965276 -2.997289

Segment 3

9 coordinate pairs
Description
A74(M) southbound between J22 and M6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
A74(M)
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
9 m
To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 4

7 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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
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To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 5

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
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
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
995 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 6

33 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
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
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
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 7

11 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
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{6A5EBC0E-22D2-40F9-BF5F-E72405C8C8AE}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
835 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 8

3 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
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
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
129 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Geometry type
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Geometry points
86
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
86
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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
24
Record created
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 3:21 AM
Record versioned
Sat, Oct 17, 2026 8:52 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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Jct 12 exit slip lane 1 closure northbound

Active Roadworks National Highways
Birmingham North West M6 · M6 Northbound Between J11A And J12

Expected to clear in 1 day 19 hours

Started 16 Oct 2026, 20:19 Expected clear 19 Oct 2026, 06:00

Jct 12 exit slip lane 1 closure northbound

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M6 Northbound Jct 36 Lane 3 closure (399/5A to 407/0A)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
South Lakeland M6 · M6 Northbound Between J35 And J36

Expected to clear in 1 month 1 week

Started 14 Sep 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 28 Nov 2026, 06:00

M6 Northbound Jct 36 Lane 3 closure (399/5A to 407/0A)

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M6 Southbound Jct 41 entry slip road Lane 1 closure

Active Roadworks National Highways
Eden M6 · M6 Northbound Between J41 And J42

Expected to clear in 4 years 2 months

Started 18 Jul 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 31 Dec 2030, 06:00

M6 Southbound Jct 41 entry slip road Lane 1 closure

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M6 Northbound Jct 39 entry slip road Lane 1 closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Eden M6 · M6 J39 Northbound Access

Expected to clear in 4 years 2 months

Started 18 Jul 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 31 Dec 2030, 06:00

M6 Northbound Jct 39 entry slip road Lane 1 closure

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M6 Northbound and Southbound mobile hardshoulder closure (MP 290/5 - 346/6)

Active Roadworks National Highways
St. Helens M6 · M6 Southbound Between J23 And J22

Expected to clear in 1 year 5 months

Started 5 Apr 2026, 20:35 Expected clear 31 Mar 2028, 23:59

M6 Northbound and Southbound mobile hardshoulder closure (MP 290/5 - 346/6)

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M6 southbound Jct 10 to Jct 7 carriageway closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Walsall M6 · M6 Southbound Between J10 And J9

Starts in 11 hours 2 minutes

Starts 17 Oct 2026, 22:00 Expected clear 18 Oct 2026, 05:00

M6 southbound Jct 10 to Jct 7 carriageway closure

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