M56 Eastbound hardshoulder closure (MP 57/8 to 57/3)
ClearedM56 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
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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
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- 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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- 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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M56 live closuresRelated incidents
M56 Eastbound hardshoulder closure (MP 55/0 to 54/6)
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M56 Eastbound hardshoulder closure (MP 55/0 to 54/6)
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Active Roadworks Traffic WalesDescription: A483 : Southbound : Rhostyllen : Resurfacing work : Exit slip road closed : Diversions in place : 08/06/26-19/06/26 1900-0600 :, Start time: 08/06/2026 19:00 , End Date: 19/06/2026 6:00, Severity: Road closure, Source: Welsh Government, Last updated: 12/06/2026 13:46
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M56 eastbound jct 14 - 12 lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 47/5 - 43/9)
M56 Eastbound lane 2 closure (MP 57/0 to 52/9)
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