M56 Eastbound hardshoulder closure (MP 40/4 to 39/8)

Cleared

Start time: Fri, Sep 18, 2026 7:00 AM
Expected end: Fri, Sep 18, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration: 35 minutes 2 seconds
Road: M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J12 And J11
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Eastbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work

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First published: Thu, Sep 17, 2026 3:51 PM
Last updated: Fri, Sep 18, 2026 7:19 AM
Cleared: Fri, Sep 18, 2026 7:35 AM

Latest update: M56 Eastbound hardshoulder closure (MP 40/4 to 39/8)

Coordinates: 53.315961, -2.662983
Latitude span: 53.313901 – 53.317840
Longitude span: -2.666712 – -2.660126
Bounding box centre: 53.315871, -2.663419
Location descriptions: M56 eastbound between J12 and J11

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Fri, Sep 18, 2026 7:00 AM
Overall feed end: Fri, Sep 18, 2026 4:00 PM
Feed window length: 9 hours
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

11 coordinate pairs

Description: M56 eastbound between J12 and J11
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Lh
Lane Number: 0
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 4 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: {6160F510-134A-E92B-856B-9604E0342DFE}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 228 m
To Distance: 758 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.314195 -2.666059
53.314541 -2.665329
53.314777 -2.664868
53.315031 -2.664376
53.315095 -2.664272
53.315358 -2.663811
53.315966 -2.662785
53.31651 -2.661922
53.316882 -2.661388
53.317181 -2.660972

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs

Description: M56 eastbound between J12 and J11
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Lh
Lane Number: 0
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 4 operational lanes
Direction On Section: East Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start2 End2
Linear Element Road: M56
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {B90BC349-0613-4560-9815-7F856E0DF8B8}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 92 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.317181 -2.660972
53.317344 -2.660749
53.317615 -2.660408
53.31784 -2.660126

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 15
First coordinate pair: -2.666712, 53.313901
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 15

View geometry JSON

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View road section coordinates

Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Other