M56 Eastbound hardshoulder closure (MP 56/1 to 55/7)

Cleared

Start time: Mon, Aug 3, 2026 7:23 AM
Expected end: Mon, Aug 3, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration: 5 hours 7 minutes 2 seconds
Road: M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J15 And J14
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Eastbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work

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First published: Mon, Aug 3, 2026 7:23 AM
Last updated: Mon, Aug 3, 2026 11:33 AM
Cleared: Mon, Aug 3, 2026 12:30 PM

Latest update: M56 Eastbound hardshoulder closure (MP 56/1 to 55/7)

Coordinates: 53.249579, -2.861233
Latitude span: 53.249477 – 53.249817
Longitude span: -2.864969 – -2.858836
Bounding box centre: 53.249647, -2.861903
Location descriptions: M56 eastbound between J15 and J14

M56 eastbound within J15

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Mon, Aug 3, 2026 7:23 AM
Overall feed end: Mon, Aug 3, 2026 4:00 PM
Feed window length: 8 hours 37 minutes
Probability code (raw): certain
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

2 coordinate pairs

Description: M56 eastbound between J15 and J14
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 End1
Linear Element Road: M56
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {B74BD8F9-D7C0-4401-A62D-BD56796D6858}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 48 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.249487 -2.859558
53.249477 -2.858836

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs

Description: M56 eastbound within J15
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 End1
Linear Element Road: M56
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {CD37D977-E877-45AA-AFEE-24080DBB1605}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 43 m
To Distance: 406 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.249817 -2.864969
53.249692 -2.863504
53.249643 -2.862799
53.249564 -2.861224
53.249541 -2.860729
53.249502 -2.859918
53.249487 -2.859558

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 9
First coordinate pair: -2.859558, 53.249487
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 9

View geometry JSON

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