M56 eastbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 17/4 to 16/2)

Cleared

Start time: Sat, Oct 3, 2026 8:09 PM
Expected end: Sun, Oct 4, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration: 5 hours 16 minutes 2 seconds
Road: M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J7 And J6
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Eastbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason: Roadworks

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First published: Sat, Oct 3, 2026 8:09 PM
Last updated: Sun, Oct 4, 2026 1:12 AM
Cleared: Sun, Oct 4, 2026 1:25 AM

Latest update: M56 eastbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 17/4 to 16/2)

Coordinates: 53.357998, -2.333910
Latitude span: 53.357561 – 53.358163
Longitude span: -2.342591 – -2.324557
Bounding box centre: 53.357862, -2.333574
Location descriptions: M56 eastbound between J7 and J6

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Sat, Oct 3, 2026 8:09 PM
Overall feed end: Sun, Oct 4, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length: 7 hours 51 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

11 coordinate pairs

Description: M56 eastbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 2 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: {D8366B43-DD1E-42C9-9AD7-433568092E39}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 468 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.358157 -2.334958
53.358125 -2.33347
53.358057 -2.332012
53.358049 -2.331771

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs

Description: M56 eastbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes 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: {C09CBBCE-B2F3-46B2-A3E8-E24D7CDC0B97}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 270 m
To Distance: 523 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.358021 -2.340821
53.358102 -2.33904
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Segment 3

8 coordinate pairs

Description: M56 eastbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes 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: {FFA5C317-56A4-4F91-91E1-66B643F9431E}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 483 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.357802 -2.328254
53.357789 -2.328073
53.357655 -2.325999
53.357591 -2.325022
53.357561 -2.324557

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 23
First coordinate pair: -2.338806, 53.358112
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 23

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Roadworks
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Other