M56 Eastbound lane 3 closure (MP 41/6 to 40/8)

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M56 Eastbound lane 3 closure (MP 41/6 to 40/8)

Start time
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
1 hour 30 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J12 And J11
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 28, 2026 6:43 AM
Last updated
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 8:50 PM
Cleared
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 9:30 PM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound lane 3 closure (MP 41/6 to 40/8)
Coordinates
53.311553, -2.676458
Latitude span
53.311207 – 53.312168
Longitude span
-2.682983 – -2.671470
Bounding box centre
53.311688, -2.677227
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound between J12 and J11
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Sep 30, 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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J12 and J11
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
{F3B93163-4EA3-4932-92F6-322596E67231}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
55 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.311955 -2.672222
53.311962 -2.672197
53.312096 -2.6717
53.312168 -2.67147

Segment 2

18 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J12 and J11
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
{B9EE77F8-6F00-4395-AC06-16A9C30C2096}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
718 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.311611 -2.68277
53.311386 -2.68119
53.311293 -2.680228
53.311267 -2.679943
53.311251 -2.679567
53.311213 -2.678351
53.311207 -2.677825
53.311229 -2.677105
53.31124 -2.67685
53.311289 -2.676145
53.311337 -2.675606
53.311384 -2.675246
53.311431 -2.674872
53.311515 -2.674333
53.311635 -2.673644
53.311737 -2.673151
53.311857 -2.672612
53.311955 -2.672222

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J12 and J11
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
{A5644754-4231-4B7A-B064-DAF35515A813}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
418 m
To Distance
433 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.311644 -2.682983
53.311611 -2.68277
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
24
First coordinate pair
-2.672222, 53.311955
Road section segments
1
Road section points
24
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 28, 2026 6:43 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 8:50 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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