M56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 31/2 to 30/0)

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M56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 31/2 to 30/0)

Start time
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 7:45 PM
Expected end
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
4 hours 15 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J10 And J9
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 7:45 PM
Last updated
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 11:27 PM
Cleared
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 12:00 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 31/2 to 30/0)
Coordinates
53.345194, -2.534080
Latitude span
53.343559 – 53.347129
Longitude span
-2.541838 – -2.524726
Bounding box centre
53.345344, -2.533282
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound between J10 and J9
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 7:45 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 15 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

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J10 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
{CC07D2A2-39C5-4B97-B50B-BAD63F617C9E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
830 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.344755 -2.536547
53.344957 -2.535501
53.344966 -2.535453
53.345465 -2.532606
53.345718 -2.531269
53.345719 -2.531263
53.345796 -2.530852
53.346227 -2.52886
53.346338 -2.528335
53.346576 -2.527197
53.347129 -2.524726

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J10 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
{2EF79FAB-842E-48F1-A6BF-0964F8D903E6}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
801 m
To Distance
1,178 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.343559 -2.541838
53.343645 -2.541505
53.343819 -2.540756
53.344314 -2.538599
53.344562 -2.537506
53.344755 -2.536547
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
17
First coordinate pair
-2.536547, 53.344755
Road section segments
1
Road section points
17
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 7:45 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 11:27 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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