M56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 39/4 to 38/1)

Planned

M56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 39/4 to 38/1)

Start time
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Within J11
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 11:01 AM
Last updated
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 1:39 PM
Cleared
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 39/4 to 38/1)
Coordinates
53.325003, -2.648219
Latitude span
53.320897 – 53.327877
Longitude span
-2.656094 – -2.640157
Bounding box centre
53.324387, -2.648126
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound within J11
  • M56 eastbound between J12 and J11
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Oct 13, 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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J11
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
{5B759C10-DE98-430F-A74C-CCE1F4357626}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
147 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.32682 -2.644403
53.327001 -2.643842
53.327275 -2.642885
53.327398 -2.642406

Segment 2

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J11
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
{167F786B-9F50-4710-8AE4-986C71929601}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
341 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.325096 -2.648633
53.32525 -2.64832
53.325356 -2.648096
53.325496 -2.647798
53.325824 -2.647052
53.326106 -2.646366
53.326252 -2.645992
53.326443 -2.6455
53.326653 -2.644918
53.32682 -2.644403

Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J11
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
{10E5FCA6-1E7E-4E14-8B68-6364B07FFCFF}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
159 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.327398 -2.642406
53.327487 -2.642033
53.327653 -2.641284
53.327846 -2.640341
53.327877 -2.640157

Segment 4

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J12 and J11
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{DC84AD24-A8EF-4A6C-BC5B-B8638641037B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
248 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.32366 -2.651494
53.323733 -2.65136
53.323833 -2.651166
53.32403 -2.650779
53.32416 -2.650525
53.324169 -2.650496
53.324514 -2.649825
53.325087 -2.648648
53.325096 -2.648633

Segment 5

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J12 and J11
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
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{B90BC349-0613-4560-9815-7F856E0DF8B8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
526 m
To Distance
960 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.320897 -2.656094
53.321147 -2.655734
53.321537 -2.655139
53.321936 -2.6545
53.322462 -2.653622
53.322807 -2.653012
53.322934 -2.652789
53.323379 -2.65197
53.32366 -2.651494
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
37
First coordinate pair
-2.644403, 53.326820
Road section segments
1
Road section points
37
View geometry JSON
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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
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 11:01 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 1:39 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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