M56 Westbound Jct 5 exit slip road lane 1 closure

Cleared

Start time: Sat, Aug 1, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end: Sun, Aug 2, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration: 45 minutes 1 second
Road: M56 – M56 Westbound Between J4 And J5
Category: Construction Work
Direction: Westbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: Lane 1 closed, 1 of 4 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason: Construction Work

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First published: Wed, Jul 8, 2026 6:22 AM
Last updated: Sat, Aug 1, 2026 8:19 PM
Cleared: Sat, Aug 1, 2026 8:45 PM

Latest update: M56 Westbound Jct 5 exit slip road lane 1 closure

Coordinates: 53.376363, -2.283318
Latitude span: 53.374156 – 53.378238
Longitude span: -2.283975 – -2.281598
Bounding box centre: 53.376197, -2.282787
Location descriptions: M56 westbound between J4 and J5

M56 J5 westbound exit for Manchester Airport

link road from M56 J5 to Manchester Airport

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Sat, Aug 1, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end: Sun, Aug 2, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length: 8 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 westbound between J4 and J5
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Cl1
Lane Number: 1
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 4 operational lanes
Direction On Section: West Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: M56
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {20983F0E-C42D-4C42-A303-BBA599EC92E6}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 435 m
To Distance: 523 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.378006 -2.281946
53.377916 -2.282095
53.377672 -2.282515

Segment 2

18 coordinate pairs

Description: M56 J5 westbound exit for Manchester Airport
Lane Usage: Cl1
Lane Number: 1
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 2 operational lanes
Direction On Section: West Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: M56
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {33EB8EB8-381D-4037-9779-89BC54D11AB5}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 386 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.377429 -2.282721
53.377272 -2.282921
53.377236 -2.282965
53.377171 -2.283045
53.376964 -2.283302
53.376849 -2.283399
53.376733 -2.283525
53.376495 -2.283697
53.376316 -2.283802
53.376185 -2.283846
53.376134 -2.283873
53.376093 -2.283887
53.37601 -2.283917
53.375709 -2.283975
53.375035 -2.28391
53.374631 -2.283892
53.374425 -2.283916

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs

Description: link road from M56 J5 to Manchester Airport
Lane Usage: Cl1
Lane Number: 1
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 4 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: {1F334AD9-7120-4186-B5BC-A8679D31048F}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 30 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.374425 -2.283916
53.374298 -2.28389
53.374156 -2.28387

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 25
First coordinate pair: -2.281598, 53.378238
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 25

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View road section coordinates

Cause type: Construction Work
Detailed cause: Construction Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Other
Feed region label: Manchester Airport