A556/M56 Westbound hardshoulder Lane 1 closure (MP 7/5 to 6/4)

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A556/M56 Westbound hardshoulder Lane 1 closure (MP 7/5 to 6/4)

Start time
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jun 11, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
2 seconds
Road
M56 – M56 J7 Westbound Exit
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Westbound
Lanes affected
1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 2:14 AM
Last updated
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 3:55 AM
Cleared
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 8:00 PM
  • Latest update: A556/M56 Westbound hardshoulder Lane 1 closure (MP 7/5 to 6/4)
Coordinates
53.364108, -2.378627
Latitude span
53.361921 – 53.365509
Longitude span
-2.379842 – -2.377401
Bounding box centre
53.363715, -2.378622
Location descriptions
  • M56 J7 westbound exit
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jun 11, 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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 J7 westbound exit
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{5DCEA788-9246-4895-9FC7-CCDA0889178C}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
68 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.365015 -2.379233
53.365125 -2.379348
53.365232 -2.379471
53.365336 -2.379601
53.365509 -2.379842

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 J7 westbound exit
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
West Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{5EAB1648-58FB-4DE4-A100-A07540561ED7}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
142 m
To Distance
298 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.361921 -2.377401
53.362254 -2.37753
53.362542 -2.377622
53.363282 -2.377913

Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 J7 westbound exit
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{E5934170-F471-4A09-9CBA-468C73873064}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
212 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.363282 -2.377913
53.363809 -2.378272
53.364157 -2.37849
53.364491 -2.378707
53.364646 -2.378828
53.365015 -2.379233
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
15
First coordinate pair
-2.379233, 53.365015
Road section segments
1
Road section points
15
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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            ],
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                -2.378828,
                53.364646
            ],
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            ]
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View road section coordinates
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            -2.379233,
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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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
5
Record created
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 2:14 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 3:55 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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