M56 Eastbound lane 2 closure with switching (MP 58/6 to 57/5)

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M56 Eastbound lane 2 closure with switching (MP 58/6 to 57/5)

Start time
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 7:55 PM
Expected end
Fri, Oct 2, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
4 hours 5 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Between A494 And J15
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 7:55 PM
Last updated
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 11:24 PM
Cleared
Fri, Oct 2, 2026 12:00 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound lane 2 closure with switching (MP 58/6 to 57/5)
Coordinates
53.251111, -2.892407
Latitude span
53.250102 – 53.251586
Longitude span
-2.902100 – -2.884641
Bounding box centre
53.250844, -2.893371
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound between A494 and J15
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 7:55 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Oct 2, 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 A494 and J15
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{CC448A88-6E2D-43C4-98C6-6E25323CD38C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
301 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.251454 -2.889155
53.251474 -2.888825
53.251538 -2.887493
53.251575 -2.886115
53.251578 -2.88574
53.251578 -2.885725
53.251579 -2.88559
53.251586 -2.884721
53.251586 -2.884641

Segment 2

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between A494 and J15
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{CA12D19A-6CBA-4F96-815A-57D4FC7830AB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
601 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.250632 -2.898055
53.250642 -2.897951
53.250728 -2.897308
53.250834 -2.896306
53.250988 -2.894975
53.251163 -2.893165
53.251282 -2.891759
53.251322 -2.89122
53.251342 -2.890951
53.251362 -2.890607
53.251382 -2.890397
53.251442 -2.889529
53.251454 -2.889155

Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between A494 and J15
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{09DF0D40-098B-4D82-BD05-8E8DB627F527}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
371 m
To Distance
647 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.250102 -2.9021
53.250298 -2.900701
53.250421 -2.89979
53.250526 -2.898968
53.250594 -2.898399
53.250632 -2.898055
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
28
First coordinate pair
-2.889155, 53.251454
Road section segments
1
Road section points
28
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 7:55 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 11:24 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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