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This page shows UK-filtered current and planned disruption records on the M6, supplied through ClearRoute with source schedule details where available.

Where does the M6 road closure data come from?

M6 road closure data comes from official UK sources: Street Manager, National Highways, D-TRO, Traffic Scotland, Traffic Wales, and TrafficWatchNI. All data is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Road Closures UK shows M6 closures up to 90 days in advance.

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M6 Road Closures — Official Records & Permits

Current and upcoming M6 motorway closures, roadworks and lane restrictions. Full permit references, promoting organisations, and highway authority details.

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About the M6

Verified junction coverage

This profile summarises the verified junction records linked to the M6. It identifies the mapped junction coverage used on this page and does not claim a route length, endpoint, ownership or current traffic status.

Road reference

M6 motorway

Matched to the motorway reference on the verified junction records.

Mapped junctions

51 records

Junction references currently represented in the verified dataset.

Coordinate status

51 of 51 verified

Verified coordinates are retained as junction map points, not a route centreline.

Mapped context

10 county labels

38 nearby locality labels across the mapped junction records.

Route context for M6 closures

The live list below reports current and planned records associated with M6. Junction locations and closure locations remain separate map references.

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			End		Permit Ref	Status
roadworks — FROM KIRKBY LONSDALE TO JUNCTION 36 M6, KIRKBY LONSDALE Kirkby Lonsdale	—	—	—	13 Oct 2026 08:18	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — M6 J41 JOIN N, EDEN Penrith	—	—	—	9 Oct 2026 12:19	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — A69 FROM J B6263 TO START OF DUALLING EAST OF M6 J43, CARLISLE Scotby	—	—	—	7 Oct 2026 09:40	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — FROM KIRKBY LONSDALE TO JUNCTION 36 M6, KIRKBY LONSDALE Milnthorpe	—	12 Oct 2026 09:02	—	1 Oct 2026 08:02	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 12 Oct 2026 09:02 Ends: —
roadworks — A556 FROM M6 J19 TO M56 J8 INCLUDING SLIPS N, MACCLESFIELD Manchester	—	13 Oct 2026 19:00	14 Oct 2026 04:00	28 Sept 2026 11:38	—	mediumMedium impactUpcomingUpcomingStarts: 13 Oct 2026 19:00 Ends: 14 Oct 2026 04:00
roadworks — A69 FROM M6 J43 TO START OF DUALLING EAST OF M6 J43 E, CARLISLE Scotby	—	—	—	28 Sept 2026 10:43	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — ROAD FROM JUNCTION 41 AT THE M6 ON THE B5305 TO STONEY BECK JUNCTION WITH THE A6, PENRITH Penrith	—	12 Jul 2026 06:00	11 Jul 2029 06:00	13 Jul 2026 07:59	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 12 Jul 2026 06:00 Ends: 11 Jul 2029 06:00

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M6 closure updates and roadworks

This factual M6 landing page brings the current reported records, source schedule details, available permit references and maintained junction links together in one place. It is designed for drivers checking m6 closure or m6 roadworks; the record list above remains the source-backed answer.

Current page status

9 reported records on this page

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Reported types

9 closures · 0 roadworks

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Junction context

51 maintained junction references

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Active closure locations

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Road Closures on the M6

Road Closures UK shows 9 current and planned disruption records associated with the M6 motorway, sourced directly from National Highways' Transport Data Feeds and Street Manager. The record type identifies a full closure, roadworks or lane restriction where supplied. Each record includes the available permit reference, promoter, responsible highway authority, work status and TTRO information.

Scope: UK-only records supplied through ClearRoute for M6. “Current” is determined from available source event times; planned reports and records without usable event times are identified by their visible schedule details. The site-wide connection/cache status is separate from each record’s source timing.

What these local M6 records show

Of the 9 locally scoped records for M6, 2 have source times indicating it is scheduled active and 3 are scheduled to start later. 4 reports do not have usable source schedule times. Locations affected include Birmingham, Penrith, Scotby and Kirkby Lonsdale. Recorded severity is medium (9). The latest scheduled end date on this page is 11 July.

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Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows UK-filtered current and planned disruption records reported for the M6 through ClearRoute. “Current” depends on available source schedule times; use the type filter to distinguish full road closures from roadworks and lane restrictions, then open a record for its permit reference, promoter and highway authority.

M6 road closure data comes from official UK sources: Street Manager (councils and utility companies), National Highways (motorways and major A-roads), D-TRO (Digital Traffic Regulation Orders), Traffic Scotland, Traffic Wales, and TrafficWatchNI. All data is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Road Closures UK can show reported full closures, roadworks and lane restrictions on the M6 up to 90 days in advance. Street Manager permits are submitted by councils and utility companies before work begins, so you can often see planned work weeks or months ahead of the start date.

Yes. Use the date and type filters on this page to review reported records scheduled for today, then open a record to confirm its available start and end times. A record is not treated as a live closure solely because it is listed for today.

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