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M56 Eastbound lanes 3 and 4 closure (MP 17/7 to 15/3)

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M56 Eastbound lanes 3 and 4 closure (MP 17/7 to 15/3)

Start time
Sat, Sep 19, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Sun, Sep 20, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J7 And J6
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 8:20 AM
Last updated
Sun, Sep 20, 2026 3:36 AM
Cleared
Sun, Sep 20, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound lanes 3 and 4 closure (MP 17/7 to 15/3)
Coordinates
53.357783, -2.330460
Latitude span
53.357306 – 53.358163
Longitude span
-2.347964 – -2.311527
Bounding box centre
53.357735, -2.329746
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound between J7 and J6
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sat, Sep 19, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sun, Sep 20, 2026 4:00 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

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
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
683 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.357991 -2.33096
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53.357802 -2.328254
53.357789 -2.328073
53.357655 -2.325999
53.357591 -2.325022
53.357557 -2.324496
53.357383 -2.322105
53.357349 -2.321594
53.357347 -2.321565

Segment 2

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
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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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53.358162 -2.336385
53.358163 -2.335994
53.358157 -2.334958
53.358125 -2.33347
53.358057 -2.332012
53.358049 -2.331771

Segment 3

2 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
1,146 m
To Distance
1,182 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.357306 -2.314627
53.357331 -2.314078

Segment 4

5 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
0 m
To Distance
523 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.357844 -2.343734
53.358021 -2.340821
53.358102 -2.33904
53.358112 -2.338806

Segment 5

6 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
{8BBCFC85-0BD4-4E00-B5E4-D211B1D09396}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
171 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.357342 -2.313842
53.357361 -2.313391
53.357427 -2.31255
53.357492 -2.311724
53.357511 -2.311527

Segment 6

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 End1
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{8EAAB9A4-EFB5-F09F-043A-D2233BC2C6F7}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,177 m
To Distance
1,265 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.357689 -2.347545
53.357694 -2.347041
53.357708 -2.34664
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
39
First coordinate pair
-2.331771, 53.358049
Road section segments
1
Road section points
39
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 8:20 AM
Record versioned
Sun, Sep 20, 2026 3:36 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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