A494 Eastbound Shotwick to M56 Carriageway Closure

Cleared

Start time: Mon, Jul 13, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end: Tue, Jul 14, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration: 6 hours 45 minutes 2 seconds
Road: M56 – A494 Eastbound Within The A540 Junction
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Eastbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Maintenance Work

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First published: Tue, Jul 14, 2026 12:39 AM
Last updated: Tue, Jul 14, 2026 2:24 AM
Cleared: Tue, Jul 14, 2026 2:45 AM

Latest update: A494 Eastbound Shotwick to M56 Carriageway Closure

Coordinates: 53.243609, -2.937655
Latitude span: 53.242339 – 53.244140
Longitude span: -2.944541 – -2.930281
Bounding box centre: 53.243240, -2.937411
Location descriptions: A494 eastbound within the A540 junction

A494 eastbound within the M56 junction

M56 eastbound between A494 and J15

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Mon, Jul 13, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end: Tue, Jul 14, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length: 8 hours
Probability code (raw): probable
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

3 coordinate pairs

Description: A494 eastbound within the A540 junction
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 operational lanes
Direction On Section: East Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: M56
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {D8856E77-C472-45DD-AD6D-CAD7489E3E20}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 4 m
To Distance: 78 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.242339 -2.944541
53.242491 -2.944101
53.242663 -2.94357

Segment 2

13 coordinate pairs

Description: A494 eastbound within the M56 junction
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 operational lanes
Direction On Section: East Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: M56
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {160DFD75-1D71-453B-B12F-0571C33BD272}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 803 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.24309 -2.942225
53.243276 -2.941477
53.243485 -2.940614
53.243624 -2.939986
53.243796 -2.939059
53.243901 -2.938322
53.243991 -2.937546
53.244035 -2.936827
53.244068 -2.936095
53.244095 -2.935069
53.244095 -2.933635
53.244101 -2.931963

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs

Description: M56 eastbound between A494 and J15
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 operational lanes
Direction On Section: East Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End2
Linear Element Road: M56
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {2463F8E8-998D-4CC6-A0BF-3922C575B442}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 112 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.244101 -2.931963
53.244098 -2.931749
53.244125 -2.930513
53.24414 -2.930281

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 20
First coordinate pair: -2.944541, 53.242339
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 20

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Maintenance Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Carriageway Closures