M56 Eastbound hardshoulder and lane 1 closure (MP 38/4 to 37/1)

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M56 Eastbound hardshoulder and lane 1 closure (MP 38/4 to 37/1)

Start time
Wed, Apr 8, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Apr 9, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J11 And J10
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Mar 23, 2026 1:18 PM
Last updated
Thu, Apr 9, 2026 3:51 AM
Cleared
Thu, Apr 9, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound hardshoulder and lane 1 closure (MP 38/4 to 37/1)
Coordinates
53.328115, -2.636029
Latitude span
53.326865 – 53.328764
Longitude span
-2.644262 – -2.626360
Bounding box centre
53.327815, -2.635311
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound between J11 and J10
  • M56 eastbound within J11
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Apr 8, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Apr 9, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
8 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

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J11 and J10
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{0536EB2D-033A-4FA6-B8E8-ACE654FFEC1B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
564 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.328418 -2.632632
53.328439 -2.632077
53.32846 -2.631026
53.328463 -2.630861
53.328554 -2.629091
53.328606 -2.628326
53.32867 -2.627396
53.328719 -2.626796
53.328764 -2.62636

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J11 and J10
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{92EFD6FE-FEBE-4ADD-B930-53A1B057842C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
194 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.328325 -2.636685
53.328354 -2.636175
53.328374 -2.6358
53.328383 -2.635601
53.328397 -2.634884
53.328398 -2.634807

Segment 3

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J11
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{10E5FCA6-1E7E-4E14-8B68-6364B07FFCFF}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
327 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.327487 -2.642033
53.327653 -2.641284
53.327846 -2.640341
53.327996 -2.639428
53.32807 -2.638978
53.328163 -2.638229
53.328229 -2.637705

Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J11
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{5B759C10-DE98-430F-A74C-CCE1F4357626}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
10 m
To Distance
147 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.327001 -2.643842
53.327275 -2.642885
53.327398 -2.642406
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
29
First coordinate pair
-2.634807, 53.328398
Road section segments
1
Road section points
29
View geometry JSON
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Mar 23, 2026 1:18 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Apr 9, 2026 3:51 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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