M56 westbound jct 6 entry slip road closure

Cleared

Start time: Thu, Jul 23, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end: Fri, Jul 24, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 5 hours 1 second
Road: M56 – M56 J6 Westbound Access
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Westbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Roadworks

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First published: Wed, Feb 11, 2026 6:49 AM
Last updated: Thu, Jul 23, 2026 11:52 PM
Cleared: Fri, Jul 24, 2026 12:00 AM

Latest update: M56 westbound jct 6 entry slip road closure

Coordinates: 53.360497, -2.297396
Latitude span: 53.358797 – 53.361313
Longitude span: -2.302689 – -2.293960
Bounding box centre: 53.360055, -2.298325
Location descriptions: M56 J6 westbound access

M56 westbound between J6 and J7

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Thu, Jul 23, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end: Fri, Jul 24, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 10 hours
Probability code (raw): probable
Compliance option (raw): mandatory
Source identification (raw): roadworks

Management type value: carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
Contra-flow flag (raw): false
Width restriction flag (raw): false
Height restriction flag (raw): false
Weight restriction flag (raw): false

Segment 1

17 coordinate pairs

Description: M56 J6 westbound access
Lanes Restricted: 3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 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: {33DFA406-BC5A-FC5C-C2E7-F3AD26438E68}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance: 5 m
To Distance: 154 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Segment 2

13 coordinate pairs

Description: M56 J6 westbound access
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 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: {99781EB8-29E6-4828-9D0D-2B1E8A7DED44}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 226 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Segment 3

12 coordinate pairs

Description: M56 westbound between J6 and J7
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 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: {F28D806E-3CC5-4282-97E1-312A0E72B60F}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 289 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 42
First coordinate pair: -2.293960, 53.361313
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 42

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Roadworks
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Carriageway Closures