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M56 Eastbound Lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 22/0 to 19/6)

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M56 Eastbound Lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 22/0 to 19/6)

Start time
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
1 second
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Within J7
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 11:22 AM
Last updated
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 5:08 PM
Cleared
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 8:00 PM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound Lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 22/0 to 19/6)
Coordinates
53.362896, -2.390337
Latitude span
53.359974 – 53.364260
Longitude span
-2.410395 – -2.374606
Bounding box centre
53.362117, -2.392501
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound within J7
  • M56 eastbound between J9 and J7
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 1, 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 within J7
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
{D2ACCA4A-2605-44B4-9732-8AA8D0B39CE3}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
154 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.362405 -2.383842
53.362334 -2.383496
53.36198 -2.3819
53.361924 -2.381663

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J7
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
{91BC48FB-B59F-4370-BA03-15C634A34716}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
170 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.360674 -2.376885
53.360434 -2.376101
53.359981 -2.37463
53.359974 -2.374606

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J9 and J7
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
{45CB546D-B5C8-45E9-97AC-F824FCD2294E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
10 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.362432 -2.383993
53.362405 -2.383842

Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J9 and J7
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
{89C7DCCE-E1BD-4978-9D39-B0D797982A32}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
14 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.363567 -2.391411
53.363541 -2.391231
53.363541 -2.391201

Segment 5

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J7
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
{D879100F-179A-E543-E3A7-D8323390424F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
347 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.361924 -2.381663
53.361714 -2.380771
53.361377 -2.379415
53.361288 -2.379054
53.360897 -2.377623
53.360746 -2.377111
53.360674 -2.376885

Segment 6

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J9 and J7
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
{98E5B591-06F3-431F-B6FA-607E57AAA9A2}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
495 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.363541 -2.391201
53.363418 -2.390223
53.36333 -2.389546
53.363137 -2.388131
53.363102 -2.387936
53.362997 -2.387183
53.362758 -2.385769
53.362573 -2.384685
53.36252 -2.384399
53.362432 -2.383993

Segment 7

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J9 and J7
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
{08AD09FF-181C-478E-B7F1-31694DD25134}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
625 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.364113 -2.400132
53.364048 -2.398193
53.363989 -2.3969
53.363924 -2.395622
53.363896 -2.395096
53.363879 -2.394885
53.36381 -2.393938
53.363645 -2.392163
53.363567 -2.391411

Segment 8

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J9 and J7
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
{7EFF0425-B561-4BAE-8917-68ECC0B3AA07}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
304 m
To Distance
945 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.364231 -2.405137
53.3642 -2.403755
53.364195 -2.403439
53.364178 -2.402417
53.364131 -2.400761
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
50
First coordinate pair
-2.383842, 53.362405
Road section segments
1
Road section points
50
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
3
Record created
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 11:22 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 5:08 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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