M56 Eastbound Jct 5 exit slip road lane 1 closure

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M56 Eastbound Jct 5 exit slip road lane 1 closure

Start time
Mon, Sep 14, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
3 hours 25 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M56 – Link Road From M56 J5 To Manchester Airport
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Eastbound
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 4 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Aug 28, 2026 7:15 AM
Last updated
Mon, Sep 14, 2026 11:01 PM
Cleared
Mon, Sep 14, 2026 11:25 PM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound Jct 5 exit slip road lane 1 closure
Coordinates
53.374754, -2.287479
Latitude span
53.372235 – 53.376341
Longitude span
-2.290478 – -2.283873
Bounding box centre
53.374288, -2.287176
Location descriptions
  • link road from M56 J5 to Manchester Airport
  • M56 J5 eastbound exit for Manchester Airport
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Sep 14, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Sep 15, 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M56 J5 to Manchester Airport
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{1F334AD9-7120-4186-B5BC-A8679D31048F}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
27 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.374425 -2.283916
53.374298 -2.28389
53.37418 -2.283873

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 J5 eastbound exit for Manchester Airport
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{B0A09851-DE24-47B2-8340-2E53D20EBCF1}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
3 m
To Distance
56 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.372235 -2.290478
53.372404 -2.290415
53.372593 -2.290308
53.372692 -2.290252

Segment 3

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 J5 eastbound exit for Manchester Airport
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{56E57ED1-03EC-4D2A-9282-4D5B3E827C96}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
208 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.37594 -2.285088
53.375895 -2.284998
53.375752 -2.284802
53.37568 -2.284726
53.375528 -2.284575
53.375357 -2.284423
53.375034 -2.284196
53.374792 -2.284074
53.374585 -2.283997
53.374425 -2.283916

Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 J5 eastbound exit for Manchester Airport
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{157944E9-98A8-4B06-8FF3-D17EBA9F20AC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
21 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.376164 -2.285586
53.37611 -2.28542
53.376074 -2.285345
53.376056 -2.285315

Segment 5

30 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 J5 eastbound exit for Manchester Airport
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{03D2E8AB-228F-4AEE-96F7-C68636E1E271}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
600 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.37298 -2.290104
53.373061 -2.290074
53.373151 -2.29006
53.373267 -2.290061
53.373429 -2.290062
53.374076 -2.290096
53.374247 -2.290097
53.374418 -2.290053
53.374571 -2.289979
53.374778 -2.28986
53.374886 -2.289786
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53.375506 -2.289094
53.375799 -2.288641
53.376022 -2.288216
53.376249 -2.287556
53.376322 -2.28706
53.37634 -2.28685
53.376341 -2.286594
53.376324 -2.286324
53.376297 -2.286098
53.376279 -2.286008
53.376181 -2.285631
53.376164 -2.285586
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
52
First coordinate pair
-2.283916, 53.374425
Road section segments
1
Road section points
52
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed region label
Manchester Airport
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Aug 28, 2026 7:15 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Sep 14, 2026 11:01 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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