M56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 50/2 to 49/6)
ClearedM56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 50/2 to 49/6)
- Start time
- Sun, Sep 20, 2026 8:00 PM
- Expected end
- Mon, Sep 21, 2026 5:00 AM
- Duration
- 8 hours 45 minutes 1 second
- Road
- M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J14 And J12
- Category
- Construction Work
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes affected
- Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
- Reason
- Construction Work
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- First published
- Sun, Sep 20, 2026 12:19 AM
- Last updated
- Mon, Sep 21, 2026 4:30 AM
- Cleared
- Mon, Sep 21, 2026 4:45 AM
- Latest update: M56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 50/2 to 49/6)
- Coordinates
- 53.273761, -2.785127
- Latitude span
- 53.272327 – 53.275428
- Longitude span
- -2.788556 – -2.780916
- Bounding box centre
- 53.273878, -2.784736
- Location descriptions
-
- M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Sun, Sep 20, 2026 8:00 PM
- Overall feed end
- Mon, Sep 21, 2026 5:00 AM
- Feed window length
- 9 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 J14 and J12
- 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
- {5EB0F81E-AB72-44CE-9FF2-4A81A879E4E4}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 287 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.274028 -2.784538 53.27437 -2.783683 53.275428 -2.780916
Segment 2
4 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
- 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 End2
- Linear Element Road
- M56
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {F5D59AB2-8157-4223-9D5E-D1572BBF6655}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 778 m
- To Distance
- 1,106 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.272327 -2.788556 53.272543 -2.788058 53.273602 -2.785603 53.274028 -2.784538
- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 7
- First coordinate pair
- -2.784538, 53.274028
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 7
View geometry JSON
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53.27437
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53.275428
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-2.788556,
53.272327
],
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-2.788058,
53.272543
],
[
-2.785603,
53.273602
],
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53.274028
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}
View road section coordinates
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[
-2.784538,
53.274028
],
[
-2.783683,
53.27437
],
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-2.780916,
53.275428
],
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53.272327
],
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53.272543
],
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-2.785603,
53.273602
],
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]
]
]
- Cause type
- Construction Work
- Detailed cause
- Construction Work
- Compliance
- Mandatory
- Probability
- Probable
- Validity status
- Planned
- Road management
- Other
- Feed provider
- National Highways
- Data source
- Roadworks
- Feed version
- 1
- Record created
- Sun, Sep 20, 2026 12:19 AM
- Record versioned
- Mon, Sep 21, 2026 4:30 AM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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