M56 both directions J8 to J5 - carriageway closure for carriageway - reconstruction/renewal on behalf of National Highways

Planned

Start time: Mon, Apr 13, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end: Tue, Apr 14, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 10 hours
Road: A556 – A556 Northbound Within The M56/A56 Junction
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Northbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: Lane 1 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason: Roadworks

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First published: Fri, Mar 21, 2025 11:07 AM
Last updated: Mon, Apr 13, 2026 3:22 AM
Cleared: Tue, Apr 14, 2026 5:00 AM

Latest update: M56 both directions J8 to J5 - carriageway closure for carriageway - reconstruction/renewal on behalf of National Highways

Coordinates: 53.366501, -2.381976
Latitude span: 53.364035 – 53.367212
Longitude span: -2.385741 – -2.377953
Bounding box centre: 53.365624, -2.381847
Location descriptions: A556 northbound within the M56/A56 junction

M56 J7 eastbound access

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Mon, Apr 13, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end: Tue, Apr 14, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 10 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

22 coordinate pairs

Description: A556 northbound within the M56/A56 junction
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
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: North Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: A556
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {B768ECB3-47D3-42F9-A920-6E63E01ADF4E}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 7 m
To Distance: 488 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.367119 -2.38564
53.367147 -2.385419
53.367171 -2.385197
53.367191 -2.384974
53.367212 -2.384537
53.367212 -2.384258
53.367205 -2.383979
53.367185 -2.383621
53.367163 -2.383355
53.367136 -2.38309
53.367102 -2.382827
53.367063 -2.382567
53.367017 -2.382309
53.366947 -2.381975
53.366884 -2.381715
53.366814 -2.38146
53.366738 -2.381209
53.36659 -2.380781
53.366392 -2.380311
53.36605 -2.379681
53.365775 -2.379241

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs

Description: M56 J7 eastbound 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: East Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: M56
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {73600450-492B-427E-83A8-C1E604E13BFC}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 212 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.365675 -2.379125
53.365221 -2.378673
53.364788 -2.378353
53.364325 -2.378089
53.364035 -2.377953

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 28
First coordinate pair: -2.385741, 53.367104
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 28

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