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M56 Eastbound hard shoulder closure (MP 55/0 to 54/6)

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M56 Eastbound hard shoulder closure (MP 55/0 to 54/6)

Start time
Sun, Jul 5, 2026 11:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 11:01 PM
Duration
1 month 1 minute
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J15 And J14
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Jul 6, 2026 9:22 AM
Last updated
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 1:47 PM
Cleared
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 11:01 PM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound hard shoulder closure (MP 55/0 to 54/6)
Coordinates
53.250889, -2.846041
Latitude span
53.250129 – 53.251639
Longitude span
-2.849684 – -2.842809
Bounding box centre
53.250884, -2.846247
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound between J15 and J14
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Sun, Jul 5, 2026 11:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 11:01 PM
Feed window length
1 month 1 minute
Probability code (raw)
certain
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

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J15 and J14
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{286046F7-7BE9-41FF-AF61-200175292747}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
245 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.25082 -2.846218
53.25086 -2.846022
53.251026 -2.845366
53.251212 -2.844515
53.251287 -2.844217
53.251388 -2.843814
53.251639 -2.842809

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J15 and J14
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{E942A81E-D7E3-403E-8778-91F17242788A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
205 m
To Distance
448 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.250129 -2.849684
53.250208 -2.849246
53.250385 -2.848336
53.25082 -2.846218
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
11
First coordinate pair
-2.846218, 53.250820
Road section segments
1
Road section points
11
View geometry JSON 
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                -2.846218,
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            ],
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                -2.846022,
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            ],
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                -2.845366,
                53.251026
            ],
            [
                -2.844515,
                53.251212
            ],
            [
                -2.844217,
                53.251287
            ],
            [
                -2.843814,
                53.251388
            ],
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                -2.842809,
                53.251639
            ],
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            ],
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            ],
            [
                -2.848336,
                53.250385
            ],
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                -2.846218,
                53.25082
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates 
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    [
        [
            -2.846218,
            53.25082
        ],
        [
            -2.846022,
            53.25086
        ],
        [
            -2.845366,
            53.251026
        ],
        [
            -2.844515,
            53.251212
        ],
        [
            -2.844217,
            53.251287
        ],
        [
            -2.843814,
            53.251388
        ],
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            -2.842809,
            53.251639
        ],
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            -2.849684,
            53.250129
        ],
        [
            -2.849246,
            53.250208
        ],
        [
            -2.848336,
            53.250385
        ],
        [
            -2.846218,
            53.25082
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Jul 6, 2026 9:22 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 1:47 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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