M56 Eastbound lane 3 closure (MP 33/5 to 32/3)

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M56 Eastbound lane 3 closure (MP 33/5 to 32/3)

Start time
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
20 minutes 1 second
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Within J10
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Sep 14, 2026 2:14 PM
Last updated
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 7:47 PM
Cleared
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 8:20 PM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound lane 3 closure (MP 33/5 to 32/3)
Coordinates
53.336458, -2.563940
Latitude span
53.334556 – 53.338578
Longitude span
-2.572584 – -2.556339
Bounding box centre
53.336567, -2.564462
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound within J10
  • M56 eastbound between J10 and J9
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Sep 24, 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J10
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{23EABC21-1DC6-4E22-ACE8-31CEB2435ACC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
393 m
To Distance
409 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.334556 -2.572584
53.334584 -2.572355

Segment 2

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J10 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{17886A9D-E03C-4226-A5DB-117EEB403656}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
676 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.335893 -2.565434
53.336086 -2.564611
53.336242 -2.563967
53.336352 -2.563518
53.336828 -2.561677
53.337266 -2.560181
53.337294 -2.560097
53.337722 -2.558776
53.338051 -2.557789
53.338114 -2.557609
53.338239 -2.557265
53.338287 -2.557131
53.338542 -2.556428
53.338578 -2.556339

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J10
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{7CEA0B33-B291-43E3-BA43-F2A1E1E96A55}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
343 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.33489 -2.570317
53.335278 -2.568234
53.335737 -2.566093
53.335893 -2.565434

Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J10
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{448FAE6B-CABA-4065-8E6F-CFC62982F390}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
139 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.334584 -2.572355
53.334621 -2.5721
53.33489 -2.570317
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
23
First coordinate pair
-2.572584, 53.334556
Road section segments
1
Road section points
23
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
Mon, Sep 14, 2026 2:14 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 7:47 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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