M56 Eastbound Lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 25/5 to 20/7)
ClearedM56 Eastbound Lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 25/5 to 20/7)
- Start time
- Mon, Sep 21, 2026 8:00 PM
- Expected end
- Tue, Sep 22, 2026 5:00 AM
- Duration
- 1 second
- Road
- M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J9 And 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
- Mon, Sep 21, 2026 7:11 PM
- Cleared
- Mon, Sep 21, 2026 8:00 PM
- Latest update: M56 Eastbound Lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 25/5 to 20/7)
- Coordinates
- 53.363516, -2.425106
- Latitude span
- 53.362352 – 53.364264
- Longitude span
- -2.461881 – -2.391215
- Bounding box centre
- 53.363308, -2.426548
- Location descriptions
-
- M56 eastbound between J9 and J7
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Mon, Sep 21, 2026 8:00 PM
- Overall feed end
- Tue, Sep 22, 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
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
- 13 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.363567 -2.391411 53.363541 -2.391231 53.363541 -2.391215
Segment 2
15 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
- {D05F8BA1-2B7E-4C96-8C87-90E742A93877}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 728 m
- To Distance
- 1,662 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.362352 -2.461881 53.362399 -2.461575 53.362686 -2.45952 53.362872 -2.457854 53.362994 -2.456563 53.363051 -2.455632 53.363081 -2.454926 53.363121 -2.453814 53.363123 -2.453288 53.363117 -2.452537 53.363118 -2.452266 53.363094 -2.45156 53.363061 -2.450583 53.362985 -2.449365 53.362891 -2.447981
Segment 3
13 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
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 945 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.364206 -2.414969 53.364239 -2.413252 53.364253 -2.41184 53.364264 -2.411284 53.364259 -2.410142 53.36425 -2.407662 53.364251 -2.407196 53.364245 -2.40643 53.364231 -2.405137 53.3642 -2.403755 53.364195 -2.403439 53.364178 -2.402417 53.364131 -2.400761
Segment 4
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
53.364131 -2.400761 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 5
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
- Start2 End2
- Linear Element Road
- M56
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {6E29E075-29C5-4E91-A7FA-2B045FD548D1}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 11 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.364202 -2.415147 53.364206 -2.414969
Segment 6
12 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 End2
- Linear Element Road
- M56
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {98390CB5-798F-4C11-A01D-587C2047E81D}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 1,154 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.363297 -2.432414 53.363448 -2.43062 53.363575 -2.428945 53.363717 -2.426813 53.363797 -2.425405 53.363878 -2.424091 53.363956 -2.422221 53.363962 -2.422086 53.364073 -2.419592 53.364122 -2.418541 53.364185 -2.416047 53.364202 -2.415147
Segment 7
14 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
- {52CB9FBC-7E18-464E-A855-2054886967EF}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 1,041 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 69
- First coordinate pair
- -2.391411, 53.363567
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 69
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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
- Mon, Sep 21, 2026 7:11 PM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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M56 live closuresRelated incidents
M56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 39/4 to 38/1)
Planned Roadworks National Highways
Halton
M56 · M56 Eastbound Within J11
Expected to clear in 9 hours 46 minutes
Started 12 Oct 2026, 19:00
Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 05:00
M56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 39/4 to 38/1)
Category: Road Maintenance
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M56 Eastbound Jct 6 to 4 hardshoulder closure
Planned Roadworks National Highways
Trafford
M56 · M56 Eastbound Between J5 And J4
Expected to clear in 4 weeks 1 day
Started 4 Oct 2026, 08:00
Expected clear 11 Nov 2026, 17:00
M56 Eastbound Jct 6 to 4 hardshoulder closure
Category: Road Maintenance
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M56 eastbound hard shoulder and lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 24/4 to 20/5)
Planned Roadworks National Highways
Cheshire East
M56 · M56 Eastbound Between J9 And J7
Starts in 46 minutes 57 seconds
Starts 12 Oct 2026, 20:00
Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 05:00
M56 eastbound hard shoulder and lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 24/4 to 20/5)
Category: Road Maintenance
View update
M56 Eastbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 15/4 to 14/4)
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Manchester
M56 · M56 Eastbound Between J7 And J6
Cleared 14 hours 13 minutes ago
Started 11 Oct 2026, 20:00
Ended 12 Oct 2026, 05:00
M56 Eastbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 15/4 to 14/4)
Category: Construction Work
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M56 Eastbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 15/4 to 14/4)
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Manchester
M56 · M56 Eastbound Between J7 And J6
Cleared 18 hours 58 minutes ago
Started 11 Oct 2026, 19:55
Ended 12 Oct 2026, 00:15
M56 Eastbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 15/4 to 14/4)
Category: Construction Work
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M56 Eastbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 15/4 to 14/4)
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Manchester
M56 · M56 Eastbound Between J7 And J6
Cleared 1 day 23 hours ago
Started 10 Oct 2026, 20:00
Ended 10 Oct 2026, 20:00
M56 Eastbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 15/4 to 14/4)
Category: Construction Work
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