M6 Lune Gorge structures

Latest updates

• 17 January 2024

  M6 junction 38 slip road closures

  Further investigative work is required to better understand the condition of the M6 and its foundations.

  To safely complete the survey work, without endangering the travelling public or our staff, we’ll need to temporarily close the southbound entry slip on weeknights, between 7.30pm and 4am, from Monday 29 January until Friday 9 February 2024.

  We will not be closing the slip road on Saturday or Sunday nights, and all other slip roads will remain open.

  During the closures, road users wishing to join the M6 southbound from Tebay should follow signed diversions northbound to M6 junction 39 and return on the southbound carriageway.

• 06 December 2023

  M6 junction 38 overnight slip road closures

  Ahead of the Christmas and New Year holiday period, we'll be out on the network undertaking investigative work to assess the condition of the M6 and its foundations.

  To safely complete this survey work, without endangering the travelling public or our staff, we’ll need to temporarily close the northbound exit and entry slip roads at junction 38 of the M6.

  The junction 38 northbound slip road closures will be in effect overnight, between 8pm and 5am, from Monday 11 December to Friday 15 December 2023 (five nights).

  Road users on the M6 wishing to exit the motorway at junction 38 should follow signed diversions north to M6 junction 39 and return on the southbound carriageway to junction 38.

  Drivers looking to access the M6 motorway at junction 38, from the direction of Tebay, should follow signed diversion routes south to M6 junction 37 and join the northbound carriageway.

  Scheduled survey work is subject to change due to poor weather conditions.

• 19 September 2023

  Survey work

  You may have noticed we’ve been out and about on the M6 as part of our ecological investigation work.

  Ecology surveys are important anywhere there’s a risk that our work could impact the habitat of protected species. What we learn from the surveys will help us to leave the region’s natural environment in a measurably better state.

  We’re engaging with statutory bodies to ensure all surveys meet their requirements. We’ll also be consulting with non-statutory bodies and local interest groups to gather more information about ecological activity in the surrounding area.

  We’re also carrying out ground investigation work and topographical surveys, helping us to map the surrounding area using 3D coordinates.

  What’s coming up?

  From mid-September until Friday 6 October, we’ll be assessing the condition of the motorway by drilling into it at select test locations. For the safety of road users and survey crews, this work will take place under single lane closures.

  In addition, we’ll need to close M6 junction 38 overnight, from 8pm to 5am, on the following dates:

  • Friday 22 September 2023 - northbound exit and entry slips
  
  Road users on the M6 wishing to exit the motorway at junction 38 should follow signed diversions north to M6 junction 39 and return on the southbound carriageway to junction 38.
  
  Non-motorway traffic requiring access to the motorway at junction 38 (travelling from the direction of Tebay) should follow signed diversions south to M6 junction 37 and return.
  
  • Tuesday 3 October 2023 - southbound exit and entry slips
  
  Drivers on the M6 looking to exit at junction 38 should follow the signed diversion route south to M6 junction 37 and return on the northbound carriageway.
  
  Non-motorway traffic requiring access to the M6 motorway (travelling from the direction of Tebay) should follow signed diversion routes north to junction 39 before turning to join the southbound carriageway.
  
  Scheduled survey work is subject to change due to poor weather conditions and closures may be removed before 5am if work is completed early.