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M56 eastbound jct 14 - 11 lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 50/5 - 44/9

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M56 eastbound jct 14 - 11 lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 50/5 - 44/9

Start time
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
50 minutes 1 second
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J14 And J12
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Sep 1, 2026 3:15 PM
Last updated
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 8:18 PM
Cleared
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 8:50 PM
  • Latest update: M56 eastbound jct 14 - 11 lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 50/5 - 44/9
Coordinates
53.288824, -2.750461
Latitude span
53.272841 – 53.305628
Longitude span
-2.787368 – -2.716104
Bounding box centre
53.289235, -2.751736
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 5:00 AM
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

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
535 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.304973 -2.717164
53.305628 -2.716104

Segment 2

15 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
354 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 4

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
846 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 5

29 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
2,196 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 6

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
759 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 7

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
876 m
To Distance
1,106 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Geometry type
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Geometry points
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First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
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Road section points
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Sep 1, 2026 3:15 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 8:18 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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