M56 Eastbound Lane 1 closure (MP 39/4 to 38/6)

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M56 Eastbound Lane 1 closure (MP 39/4 to 38/6)

Start time
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 7:55 PM
Expected end
Fri, Jul 10, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
5 hours 55 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J12 And J11
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 9, 2026 7:55 PM
Last updated
Fri, Jul 10, 2026 1:34 AM
Cleared
Fri, Jul 10, 2026 1:50 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound Lane 1 closure (MP 39/4 to 38/6)
Coordinates
53.323834, -2.650997
Latitude span
53.320906 – 53.325948
Longitude span
-2.656081 – -2.646751
Bounding box centre
53.323427, -2.651416
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound between J12 and J11
  • M56 eastbound within J11
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 7:55 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Jul 10, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 5 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
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 2

6 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
157 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
53.325948 -2.646751

Segment 3

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
527 m
To Distance
960 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.320906 -2.656081
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
24
First coordinate pair
-2.651494, 53.323660
Road section segments
1
Road section points
24
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 9, 2026 7:55 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Jul 10, 2026 1:34 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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