M55 Westbound Jct 2 to 3 Lane 1/2 closure (Mp 19/5 - 18/8)

Planned

M55 Westbound Jct 2 to 3 Lane 1/2 closure (Mp 19/5 - 18/8)

Start time
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 10:59 PM
Duration
3 hours 59 minutes
Road
M55 – M55 Eastbound Between J3 And J2
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
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 9:40 AM
Last updated
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 4:40 AM
Cleared
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 10:59 PM
  • Latest update: M55 Westbound Jct 2 to 3 Lane 1/2 closure (Mp 19/5 - 18/8)
Coordinates
53.802355, -2.791834
Latitude span
53.801562 – 53.802962
Longitude span
-2.798868 – -2.784349
Bounding box centre
53.802262, -2.791609
Location descriptions
  • M55 eastbound between J3 and J2
  • M55 eastbound between J3 and J1
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 10:59 PM
Feed window length
3 hours 59 minutes
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
M55 eastbound between J3 and J2
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
M55
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{F4730290-8D6A-4D10-8B6E-D44CBE341CE4}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
627 m
To Distance
748 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.802962 -2.798868
53.802961 -2.798851
53.802888 -2.797696
53.802847 -2.797042

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M55 eastbound between J3 and J1
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
M55
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{F6CAD542-EA3F-42DC-AA47-E65D67B7040C}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
14 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.801592 -2.784561
53.801562 -2.784349

Segment 3

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M55 eastbound between J3 and J2
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
M55
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{A3C22191-21BF-4873-95DD-271C764B90E0}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
834 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.802847 -2.797042
53.802732 -2.795385
53.802542 -2.792997
53.802366 -2.791035
53.802366 -2.79102
53.802244 -2.789955
53.801931 -2.787216
53.801898 -2.786927
53.801592 -2.784561
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
15
First coordinate pair
-2.798868, 53.802962
Road section segments
1
Road section points
15
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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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
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 9:40 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Aug 19, 2026 4:40 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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