M55 Eastbound and Westbound Jct 4 to 3 Lane 3 closure (Mp 7/0 - 11/5)

Cleared

M55 Eastbound and Westbound Jct 4 to 3 Lane 3 closure (Mp 7/0 - 11/5)

Start time
Sun, Sep 27, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Mon, Sep 28, 2026 7:00 PM
Duration
23 hours 50 minutes 1 second
Road
M55 – M55 Eastbound Between J4 And J3
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, May 29, 2026 9:42 AM
Last updated
Mon, Sep 28, 2026 6:23 PM
Cleared
Mon, Sep 28, 2026 6:50 PM
  • Latest update: M55 Eastbound and Westbound Jct 4 to 3 Lane 3 closure (Mp 7/0 - 11/5)
Coordinates
53.799196, -2.944127
Latitude span
53.794218 – 53.806086
Longitude span
-2.974137 – -2.908522
Bounding box centre
53.800152, -2.941330
Location descriptions
  • M55 eastbound between J4 and J3
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sun, Sep 27, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Sep 28, 2026 7:00 PM
Feed window length
1 day
Probability code (raw)
probable
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
other
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M55 eastbound between J4 and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M55
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{4ED96DF3-3EDF-48F5-9E73-B5AFDAA68610}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
287 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 2

41 coordinate pairs
Description
M55 eastbound between J4 and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M55
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C07DD5FA-A55E-421B-8EEF-839F56261CDE}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
287 m
To Distance
3,024 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 3

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M55 eastbound between J4 and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M55
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{FECDA1CF-DDC5-4794-9A35-D21F96F64DF3}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,064 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 4

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M55 eastbound between J4 and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M55
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{A34F8601-0E9E-424D-98DA-2C1822D280F1}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
455 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
61
First coordinate pair
-2.912779, 53.805529
Road section segments
1
Road section points
61
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, May 29, 2026 9:42 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Sep 28, 2026 6:23 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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