M2 overnight closures at Junction 6 as roadworks cluster hits eastbound stretch

National Highways has flagged a cluster of "emergency roadworks" affecting the M2 around Junction 6, with the most disruptive element being a full closure of the eastbound exit slip at J6, according to [1]. That closure runs from 20:00 to 06:00 the following morning, matching the estate's own alert of a J6 exit slip closure active now until 06:00 tomorrow. The J6 works are not isolated. The same schedule window — 20:00 to 06:00 — also brings a full closure of the eastbound entry slip at Junction 6 and the westbound entry slip at Junction 6, according to [1]. Either side of the junction, lane closures are also in force: one of two lanes closed eastbound between J6 and J7, and one of two lanes closed westbound between J6 and J5, both under the same overnight schedule, according to [1]. Notably, all of this is listed by National Highways as "emergency roadworks," a designation distinct from the routine, long-planned category — though the material does not explain what the emergency is, and that remains unconfirmed, according to [1]. The J6 cluster sits alongside a separate, earlier set of closures on the same corridor. Between 09:00 and 15:00, National Highways records a full closure of the eastbound entry slip at Junction 5, with lanes 1 and 2 closed, plus a partial lane closure (one of two lanes) eastbound between J5 and J6, according to [1]. Further west, between 09:30 and 16:00 the same day, emergency barrier repairs are listed eastbound between J3 and J4, at J4 itself, and between J4 and J5, according to [1]. Taken together, the material describes a broad sweep of overlapping works along the M2 eastbound corridor from J3 through to J7, spanning daytime barrier repairs earlier in the day and then a second, overnight wave of slip and lane closures centred on Junction 6, according to [1]. For anyone routing east on the M2 late this evening or before 6am tomorrow, the practical effect is that the J6 exit will not be usable, and both directions will be running on reduced lanes either side of it, according to [1]. One further point worth flagging plainly: the source material is a National Highways bulletin feed, not narrative reporting, and it does not itself explain the cause of the "emergency" designation, offer contact detail for diversions, or state whether these are recurring engineering works. Nothing in the bulletin instructs how the timings should be read beyond what's quoted above, and no diversion routes are given in the material — so specifics on suggested detours remain unconfirmed pending further National Highways guidance. What to watch next: whether National Highways issues a follow-up bulletin confirming the J6 exit slip has reopened on schedule at 06:00, and whether the "emergency" tag recurs on subsequent nights, which would suggest ongoing rather than one-off works.