M56 Eastbound hardshoulder closure (MP 57/8 to 57/3)

Cleared

M56 Eastbound hardshoulder closure (MP 57/8 to 57/3)

Start time
Thu, May 7, 2026 7:00 AM
Expected end
Thu, May 7, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Between A494 And J15
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Apr 24, 2026 8:28 AM
Last updated
Thu, May 7, 2026 10:02 AM
Cleared
Thu, May 7, 2026 4:00 PM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound hardshoulder closure (MP 57/8 to 57/3)
Coordinates
53.251543, -2.885825
Latitude span
53.251448 – 53.251592
Longitude span
-2.889344 – -2.881827
Bounding box centre
53.251520, -2.885586
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound between A494 and J15
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, May 7, 2026 7:00 AM
Overall feed end
Thu, May 7, 2026 4:00 PM
Feed window length
9 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between A494 and J15
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes 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
{CA12D19A-6CBA-4F96-815A-57D4FC7830AB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
588 m
To Distance
601 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.251448 -2.889344
53.251454 -2.889155

Segment 2

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between A494 and J15
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes 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
{CC448A88-6E2D-43C4-98C6-6E25323CD38C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
489 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.251454 -2.889155
53.251474 -2.888825
53.251538 -2.887493
53.251575 -2.886115
53.251578 -2.88574
53.251578 -2.885725
53.251579 -2.88559
53.251586 -2.884721
53.251587 -2.884601
53.251592 -2.883912
53.251588 -2.883177
53.251561 -2.881993
53.251554 -2.881827
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
15
First coordinate pair
-2.889344, 53.251448
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
Fri, Apr 24, 2026 8:28 AM
Record versioned
Thu, May 7, 2026 10:02 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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