M55 Eastbound Jct 3 to 1 Lane 1 closure with traffic merge (Mp 20/4 - 24/0)

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M55 Eastbound Jct 3 to 1 Lane 1 closure with traffic merge (Mp 20/4 - 24/0)

Start time
Tue, Jan 20, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Jan 21, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M55 – M55 Eastbound Within J1
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jan 20, 2026 4:16 AM
Last updated
Tue, Jan 20, 2026 3:08 PM
Cleared
Wed, Jan 21, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M55 Eastbound Jct 3 to 1 Lane 1 closure with traffic merge (Mp 20/4 - 24/0)
Coordinates
53.798798, -2.748803
Latitude span
53.797866 – 53.800282
Longitude span
-2.776125 – -2.722080
Bounding box centre
53.799074, -2.749103
Location descriptions
  • M55 eastbound within J1
  • M55 eastbound between J2 and J1
  • M55 eastbound between J3 and J1
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Jan 20, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Jan 21, 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M55 eastbound within J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M55
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{D079BB2C-03BA-4900-93E2-083825C6FF56}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
13 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.800175 -2.722277
53.800201 -2.72208

Segment 2

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M55 eastbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M55
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{32E88269-FAB3-487A-AF31-682CD19AD010}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
746 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.798836 -2.732623
53.799005 -2.73129
53.79914 -2.73023
53.799262 -2.729275
53.799308 -2.728912
53.799825 -2.72511
53.800014 -2.723549
53.800024 -2.723489
53.800137 -2.722564
53.800175 -2.722277

Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M55 eastbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M55
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3B7FDBF2-203E-4283-BA99-54D3024ECE2B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
355 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.798585 -2.764167
53.798501 -2.76327
53.798375 -2.761886
53.798285 -2.760579
53.798227 -2.759728
53.798161 -2.758816

Segment 4

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M55 eastbound between J3 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M55
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{F6CAD542-EA3F-42DC-AA47-E65D67B7040C}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
574 m
To Distance
1,384 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.800227 -2.775797
53.799916 -2.773863
53.799839 -2.773376
53.799821 -2.773269
53.79969 -2.772482
53.799492 -2.771304
53.799329 -2.770178
53.799243 -2.769599
53.798882 -2.766936
53.798729 -2.765552
53.79861 -2.764471
53.798585 -2.764167

Segment 5

23 coordinate pairs
Description
M55 eastbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M55
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{455A1EC6-2872-489A-A276-1AC389D1984F}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,684 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.797879 -2.750703
53.797866 -2.749944
53.797871 -2.749185
53.797885 -2.746923
53.797912 -2.74539
53.797912 -2.745375
53.797935 -2.744677
53.797946 -2.744328
53.798011 -2.742522
53.798046 -2.741901
53.798173 -2.73961
53.79829 -2.738065
53.79831 -2.737806
53.798359 -2.737109
53.79844 -2.73629
53.79856 -2.735078
53.79875 -2.73335
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
55
First coordinate pair
-2.722277, 53.800175
Road section segments
1
Road section points
55
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Jan 20, 2026 4:16 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Jan 20, 2026 3:08 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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