M55 Westbound Jct 3 Entry slip Lane 1 closure

Planned

M55 Westbound Jct 3 Entry slip Lane 1 closure

Start time
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 10:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
7 hours
Road
M55 – M55 J3 Westbound Access
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Westbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 10:16 AM
Last updated
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 4:48 AM
Cleared
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M55 Westbound Jct 3 Entry slip Lane 1 closure
Coordinates
53.806704, -2.895853
Latitude span
53.806536 – 53.806807
Longitude span
-2.900939 – -2.890574
Bounding box centre
53.806672, -2.895757
Location descriptions
  • M55 J3 westbound access
  • M55 westbound between J3 and J4
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 10:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
7 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

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M55 J3 westbound access
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
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
M55
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{8EF51366-43F1-45BD-9035-D2DF4165606A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
4 m
To Distance
437 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.806536 -2.890574
53.806573 -2.890745
53.806589 -2.890955
53.806645 -2.891977
53.806758 -2.893908
53.806764 -2.894014
53.806807 -2.894772
53.806802 -2.897112

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M55 westbound between J3 and J4
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
West Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M55
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{2BD89E68-51A0-4147-BA9A-6FAEE97A897A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
73 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.806702 -2.899833
53.806632 -2.900939

Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M55 westbound between J3 and J4
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
West Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M55
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C6E72F7A-67AA-419C-9A09-85AFA4875588}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
179 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.806802 -2.897112
53.806798 -2.897303
53.806744 -2.898892
53.806702 -2.899826
53.806702 -2.899833
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
15
First coordinate pair
-2.890574, 53.806536
Road section segments
1
Road section points
15
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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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
1
Record created
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 10:16 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 4:48 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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