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M6 to M1 southbound link road closure

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M6 to M1 southbound link road closure

Start time
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 7:55 PM
Expected end
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
2 hours 35 minutes 1 second
Road
M6 – Link Road From M6 Southbound To M1 J19 Southbound
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 7:56 PM
Last updated
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 10:05 PM
Cleared
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 10:30 PM
  • Latest update: M6 to M1 southbound link road closure
Coordinates
52.402572, -1.179682
Latitude span
52.390610 – 52.405541
Longitude span
-1.196916 – -1.171274
Bounding box centre
52.398076, -1.184095
Location descriptions
  • link road from M6 southbound to M1 J19 southbound
  • M6 southbound between J1 and M1/A14
  • M1 southbound between J19 and J18
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 7:55 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 5 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
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

17 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M6 southbound to M1 J19 southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{4E261CBF-3861-4B61-B8E9-3547DA316410}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
810 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.398038 -1.173561
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52.396092 -1.173116
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Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J1 and M1/A14
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
870 m
To Distance
987 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.405457 -1.19521
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Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M6 southbound to M1 J19 southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
40 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.405052 -1.179705
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Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J1 and M1/A14
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{65EC5950-D431-4DA4-92CD-240F6BF8E2E7}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
259 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.40536 -1.192948
52.405299 -1.191385

Segment 5

9 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M6 southbound to M1 J19 southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{AA1855EB-63E7-41FA-878F-DFE2F04A3352}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
277 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.403687 -1.176833
52.403402 -1.176385
52.40331 -1.176253

Segment 6

6 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M6 southbound to M1 J19 southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{86D8B710-9692-478E-B21B-03E08987AB28}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
121 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.405096 -1.179867

Segment 7

4 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M6 southbound to M1 J19 southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{E7C0373E-001A-48C1-BE13-E4D53FD63357}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
51 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.403159 -1.176037
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Segment 8

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J19 and J18
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{6E7CC414-B893-4765-9F93-20B291148E21}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
588 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.393584 -1.17228
52.392638 -1.17196
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Segment 9

12 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M6 southbound to M1 J19 southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{B14E3877-C6BD-4BB1-AE1C-C09E53064FE1}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
671 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.405465 -1.184599
52.405527 -1.183792
52.405541 -1.182967
52.405518 -1.182313
52.405479 -1.181843
52.405445 -1.181552

Segment 10

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M1 southbound between J19 and J18
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M1
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{492BDFF1-42A5-4646-BBF9-F63066D92B6A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
15 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
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First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
63
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
5
Record created
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 7:56 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 10:05 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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