M56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 52/3 to 49/0)
ClearedM56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 52/3 to 49/0)
- Start time
- Sat, Jul 18, 2026 8:00 PM
- Expected end
- Sun, Jul 19, 2026 5:00 AM
- Duration
- 10 minutes 1 second
- Road
- M56 – M56 Eastbound Within J14
- 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
- Tue, Jun 30, 2026 7:58 AM
- Last updated
- Sat, Jul 18, 2026 7:49 PM
- Cleared
- Sat, Jul 18, 2026 8:10 PM
- Latest update: M56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 52/3 to 49/0)
- Coordinates
- 53.269868, -2.795110
- Latitude span
- 53.262868 – 53.278156
- Longitude span
- -2.815972 – -2.773053
- Bounding box centre
- 53.270512, -2.794513
- Location descriptions
-
- M56 eastbound within J14
- M56 eastbound between J15 and J14
- M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Sat, Jul 18, 2026 8:00 PM
- Overall feed end
- Sun, Jul 19, 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
5 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound within J14
- 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
- {0528CFEE-E9F5-4B38-AB8A-F9694F7AA076}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 359 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.266763 -2.802855 53.267048 -2.801976 53.267778 -2.79986 53.267809 -2.799771 53.268368 -2.798177
Segment 2
5 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound within J14
- 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
- {DDB32DF2-373E-4A61-8AC6-11E455BA0456}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 316 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.265034 -2.808625 53.26533 -2.807611 53.265439 -2.807238 53.266276 -2.804435 53.266295 -2.804376
Segment 3
7 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J15 and J14
- 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
- {DA5C0806-0285-4544-B743-B693BF54B194}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 149 m
- To Distance
- 695 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.262868 -2.815972 53.263001 -2.815543 53.263912 -2.812412 53.264068 -2.81192 53.264326 -2.81104 53.264804 -2.80943 53.265034 -2.808625
Segment 4
3 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound within J14
- 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
- {556DF9DB-AFCD-4C42-AF41-532032F2F7CC}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 114 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.266295 -2.804376 53.266515 -2.80366 53.266763 -2.802855
Segment 5
18 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
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 1,106 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.268368 -2.798177 53.268386 -2.798147 53.268754 -2.79718 53.268907 -2.796778 53.269045 -2.796435 53.269163 -2.796138 53.269346 -2.795646 53.269502 -2.795259 53.26963 -2.794947 53.270051 -2.79383 53.270316 -2.79316 53.270818 -2.792 53.271403 -2.790601 53.272014 -2.789278 53.272278 -2.788668 53.272543 -2.788058 53.273602 -2.785603 53.274028 -2.784538
Segment 6
9 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
- 846 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.274028 -2.784538 53.27437 -2.783683 53.275504 -2.780719 53.275685 -2.780213 53.276319 -2.77844 53.276631 -2.777531 53.277189 -2.775906 53.277895 -2.773804 53.277945 -2.773654
Segment 7
2 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 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M56
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {FF4FE219-DD0E-422E-AC8A-6C46492BA23D}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 46 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.277945 -2.773654 53.278156 -2.773053
- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 49
- First coordinate pair
- -2.802855, 53.266763
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 49
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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
- Tue, Jun 30, 2026 7:58 AM
- Record versioned
- Sat, Jul 18, 2026 7:49 PM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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Category: Road Maintenance
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M56 Eastbound hard shoulder closure (MP 55/0 to 54/6)
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Expected clear 5 Aug 2026, 23:01
M56 Eastbound hard shoulder closure (MP 55/0 to 54/6)
Category: Construction Work
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M53 southbound jct 12 exit slip road lane closure
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Ended 4 Aug 2026, 19:00
M53 southbound jct 12 exit slip road lane closure
Category: Road Maintenance
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M6 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 290/0 to 287/7)
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Ended 4 Aug 2026, 02:00
M6 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 290/0 to 287/7)
Category: Road Maintenance
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M56 Eastbound Jct 9 exit slip road lane 1 closure
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Warrington
M56 · Link Road From M56 J9 Eastbound To M6 J20/A50
Cleared 1 day 1 hour ago
Started 3 Aug 2026, 20:00
Ended 3 Aug 2026, 20:00
M56 Eastbound Jct 9 exit slip road lane 1 closure
Category: Road Maintenance
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M56 Eastbound to A50 Northbound link road closure
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Warrington
M56 · Link Road From M56 J9 Eastbound To M6 J20 Northbound/A50
Cleared 1 day 1 hour ago
Started 3 Aug 2026, 20:00
Ended 3 Aug 2026, 20:00
M56 Eastbound to A50 Northbound link road closure
Category: Road Maintenance
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