M56 eastbound lane 3 closure (M56 MP 52/4 to 51/0)

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M56 eastbound lane 3 closure (M56 MP 52/4 to 51/0)

Start time
Sat, Jul 11, 2026 10:00 PM
Expected end
Sun, Jul 12, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
50 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Within J14
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sat, Jul 11, 2026 10:02 PM
Last updated
Sat, Jul 11, 2026 10:27 PM
Cleared
Sat, Jul 11, 2026 10:50 PM
  • Latest update: M56 eastbound lane 3 closure (M56 MP 52/4 to 51/0)
Coordinates
53.265106, -2.808405
Latitude span
53.262505 – 53.266967
Longitude span
-2.817179 – -2.802227
Bounding box centre
53.264736, -2.809703
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound within J14
  • M56 eastbound between J15 and J14
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sat, Jul 11, 2026 10:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sun, Jul 12, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
7 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J14
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
47 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.266763 -2.802855
53.266967 -2.802227

Segment 2

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J15 and J14
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
59 m
To Distance
695 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.262505 -2.817179
53.262587 -2.816884
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 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J14
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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 4

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J14
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
18
First coordinate pair
-2.802855, 53.266763
Road section segments
1
Road section points
18
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
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Sat, Jul 11, 2026 10:02 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Jul 11, 2026 10:27 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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