M56 Eastbound Jct 9 exit slip road lane 1 closure

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M56 Eastbound Jct 9 exit slip road lane 1 closure

Start time
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 7:32 PM
Expected end
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
7 hours 18 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M56 – Link Road From M56 J9 Eastbound To M6 J20/A50
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 4 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 7:49 PM
Last updated
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 2:27 AM
Cleared
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 2:50 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound Jct 9 exit slip road lane 1 closure
Coordinates
53.350566, -2.512820
Latitude span
53.349599 – 53.351801
Longitude span
-2.515242 – -2.510028
Bounding box centre
53.350700, -2.512635
Location descriptions
  • link road from M56 J9 eastbound to M6 J20/A50
  • link road from M56 J9 eastbound to M6 J20A southbound
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 7:32 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 28 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

9 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M56 J9 eastbound to M6 J20/A50
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
{7CABDE95-33C6-45FE-AFC0-3D7BCB0833F0}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
70 m
To Distance
483 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.349599 -2.515242
53.349605 -2.515221
53.349722 -2.514848
53.349959 -2.514094
53.350078 -2.513765
53.350541 -2.512689
53.350648 -2.51246
53.350758 -2.512226
53.351756 -2.510225

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M56 J9 eastbound to M6 J20A southbound
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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{8BB6E713-7AA9-4714-ACA7-1BA8E82F3763}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
14 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.351756 -2.510225
53.351801 -2.510028
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
11
First coordinate pair
-2.515242, 53.349599
Road section segments
1
Road section points
11
View geometry JSON
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            [
                -2.515242,
                53.349599
            ],
            [
                -2.515221,
                53.349605
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            [
                -2.514848,
                53.349722
            ],
            [
                -2.514094,
                53.349959
            ],
            [
                -2.513765,
                53.350078
            ],
            [
                -2.512689,
                53.350541
            ],
            [
                -2.51246,
                53.350648
            ],
            [
                -2.512226,
                53.350758
            ],
            [
                -2.510225,
                53.351756
            ],
            [
                -2.510225,
                53.351756
            ],
            [
                -2.510028,
                53.351801
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -2.515242,
            53.349599
        ],
        [
            -2.515221,
            53.349605
        ],
        [
            -2.514848,
            53.349722
        ],
        [
            -2.514094,
            53.349959
        ],
        [
            -2.513765,
            53.350078
        ],
        [
            -2.512689,
            53.350541
        ],
        [
            -2.51246,
            53.350648
        ],
        [
            -2.512226,
            53.350758
        ],
        [
            -2.510225,
            53.351756
        ],
        [
            -2.510225,
            53.351756
        ],
        [
            -2.510028,
            53.351801
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 7:49 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 2:27 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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