M56 Eastbound Lane 1 closure (MP 11/6 to Sharston Carriageway Closure )

Cleared

Start time: Tue, Jul 21, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end: Wed, Jul 22, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 6 hours 35 minutes 2 seconds
Road: M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J4 And J3
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Eastbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: Lane 1 closed, 1 of 4 lanes affected
Reason: Roadworks

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First published: Sun, Mar 8, 2026 4:04 PM
Last updated: Wed, Jul 22, 2026 12:36 AM
Cleared: Wed, Jul 22, 2026 1:35 AM

Latest update: M56 Eastbound Lane 1 closure (MP 11/6 to Sharston Carriageway Closure )

Coordinates: 53.385930, -2.275803
Latitude span: 53.381752 – 53.390471
Longitude span: -2.278143 – -2.273509
Bounding box centre: 53.386112, -2.275826
Location descriptions: M56 eastbound between J4 and J3

M56 eastbound between J5 and J4

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Tue, Jul 21, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end: Wed, Jul 22, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 10 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: M56 eastbound between J4 and J3
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
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: {11DD499A-178E-443B-A0B0-B459BD855CC2}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 60 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.389953 -2.273786
53.390385 -2.273563
53.390471 -2.273509

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs

Description: M56 eastbound between J5 and J4
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
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: {8B854FFC-3686-488E-BF98-E41DF4E64179}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 6 m
To Distance: 364 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.381799 -2.278107
53.382024 -2.277959
53.382366 -2.277705
53.383167 -2.277214
53.384041 -2.276694
53.38477 -2.276293

Segment 3

8 coordinate pairs

Description: M56 eastbound between J4 and J3
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
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: {F617C063-1EA2-4196-9DE9-FD1071FE732D}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 600 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.385337 -2.275996
53.385544 -2.275877
53.385602 -2.275847
53.3871 -2.27509
53.38854 -2.274438
53.38917 -2.274147
53.389953 -2.273786

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 18
First coordinate pair: -2.273786, 53.389953
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 18

View geometry JSON

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View road section coordinates

Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Roadworks
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Other