M56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 50/2 to 49/6)

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M56 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
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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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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    "type": "MultiLineString",
    "coordinates": [
        [
            [
                -2.784538,
                53.274028
            ],
            [
                -2.783683,
                53.27437
            ],
            [
                -2.780916,
                53.275428
            ],
            [
                -2.788556,
                53.272327
            ],
            [
                -2.788058,
                53.272543
            ],
            [
                -2.785603,
                53.273602
            ],
            [
                -2.784538,
                53.274028
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -2.784538,
            53.274028
        ],
        [
            -2.783683,
            53.27437
        ],
        [
            -2.780916,
            53.275428
        ],
        [
            -2.788556,
            53.272327
        ],
        [
            -2.788058,
            53.272543
        ],
        [
            -2.785603,
            53.273602
        ],
        [
            -2.784538,
            53.274028
        ]
    ]
]
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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