M55 Eastbound Jct 4 carriageway closure (traffic to go up and over the slips)

Planned

M55 Eastbound Jct 4 carriageway closure (traffic to go up and over the slips)

Start time
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M55 – M55 Eastbound Within J4
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 3:18 AM
Last updated
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 8:03 AM
Cleared
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M55 Eastbound Jct 4 carriageway closure (traffic to go up and over the slips)
Coordinates
53.794520, -2.970110
Latitude span
53.793967 – 53.795323
Longitude span
-2.983177 – -2.960566
Bounding box centre
53.794645, -2.971872
Location descriptions
  • M55 eastbound within J4
  • M55 eastbound between J4 and J3
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M55 eastbound within J4
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
M55
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{4A21F575-4E0F-4F77-A878-94E15374716F}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
8 m
To Distance
317 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.793967 -2.983177
53.793979 -2.982676
53.794107 -2.978528
53.794117 -2.978498

Segment 2

18 coordinate pairs
Description
M55 eastbound between J4 and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
0 m
To Distance
1,192 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.794117 -2.978498
53.794161 -2.976284
53.794187 -2.975398
53.794245 -2.973027
53.794304 -2.97086
53.794325 -2.970186
53.794363 -2.96955
53.794398 -2.968958
53.79442 -2.968517
53.79453 -2.967018
53.794678 -2.965428
53.794823 -2.964125
53.794845 -2.963944
53.79494 -2.963157
53.795148 -2.961673
53.79515 -2.961659
53.795301 -2.960691
53.795323 -2.960566
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
22
First coordinate pair
-2.983177, 53.793967
Road section segments
1
Road section points
22
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 3:18 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 8:03 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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