M56 eastbound jct 14 - 12 lanes one and two closure (MP 47/5 - 43/9)
ClearedM56 eastbound jct 14 - 12 lanes one and two closure (MP 47/5 - 43/9)
- Start time
- Wed, Aug 12, 2026 8:00 PM
- Expected end
- Thu, Aug 13, 2026 5:00 AM
- Duration
- 1 hour 10 minutes 2 seconds
- Road
- M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J14 And J12
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes affected
- 2 of 2 lanes affected
- Reason
- Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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- First published
- Fri, Nov 7, 2025 11:34 AM
- Last updated
- Wed, Aug 12, 2026 8:48 PM
- Cleared
- Wed, Aug 12, 2026 9:10 PM
- Latest update: M56 eastbound jct 14 - 12 lanes one and two closure (MP 47/5 - 43/9)
- Coordinates
- 53.296728, -2.733654
- Latitude span
- 53.285879 – 53.306407
- Longitude span
- -2.756208 – -2.714843
- Bounding box centre
- 53.296143, -2.735526
- Location descriptions
-
- M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Wed, Aug 12, 2026 8:00 PM
- Overall feed end
- Thu, Aug 13, 2026 5:00 AM
- 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
7 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 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
- {6C213F2B-3F3D-4C25-9474-DFC3A8761EE8}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 759 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.292029 -2.743515 53.292066 -2.743438 53.292248 -2.743049 53.292713 -2.742057 53.293879 -2.739557 53.295236 -2.73661 53.296193 -2.734496
Segment 2
9 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 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
- {FF4FE219-DD0E-422E-AC8A-6C46492BA23D}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 1,462 m
- To Distance
- 2,196 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.285879 -2.756208 53.286037 -2.755891 53.286966 -2.754012 53.287293 -2.753348 53.287603 -2.752709 53.287986 -2.751921 53.288195 -2.751489 53.28916 -2.749526 53.290053 -2.747681
Segment 3
9 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 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
- {36989790-7882-4F70-8EE2-3F41EFA9BCE6}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 618 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.30228 -2.721882 53.302631 -2.721242 53.302902 -2.720716 53.303674 -2.719348 53.30372 -2.71927 53.30401 -2.718769 53.304973 -2.717164 53.305808 -2.715812 53.306163 -2.715237
Segment 4
15 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 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
- {0036AA7A-A9C5-429C-8740-90677E980E48}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 1,080 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.296193 -2.734496 53.296712 -2.733364 53.296791 -2.733186 53.297351 -2.731911 53.29787 -2.730728 53.29899 -2.728371 53.299327 -2.727662 53.300356 -2.725553 53.300401 -2.72546 53.300409 -2.725445 53.300829 -2.724612 53.301766 -2.722797 53.301782 -2.722767 53.301991 -2.722408 53.30228 -2.721882
Segment 5
4 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 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
- {EF89BE71-6D34-4E72-A9EB-237F1CF33887}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 354 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.290053 -2.747681 53.290481 -2.746804 53.291619 -2.744393 53.292029 -2.743515
Segment 6
2 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 operational lanes
- Direction On Section
- East Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start2 End2
- Linear Element Road
- M56
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {04440B3C-4F90-409C-A6A1-0DE5EC32E3F9}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 37 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.306163 -2.715237 53.306407 -2.714843
- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 46
- First coordinate pair
- -2.743515, 53.292029
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 46
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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, Nov 7, 2025 11:34 AM
- Record versioned
- Wed, Aug 12, 2026 8:48 PM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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Ended 12 Aug 2026, 20:00
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Started 12 Aug 2026, 19:00
Ended 12 Aug 2026, 19:00
M56 Eastbound Lane 3 closure (MP 54/2 to 51/0)
Category: Road Maintenance
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M56 eastbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 51/4 to 43/1)
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Cheshire West And Chester
M56 · M56 Eastbound Within J12
Cleared 2 minutes 30 seconds ago
Started 12 Aug 2026, 19:00
Ended 12 Aug 2026, 21:10
M56 eastbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 51/4 to 43/1)
Category: Road Maintenance
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M56 Eastbound Lane 1 closure (MP 12/9 to 9/3)
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Trafford
M56 · M56 Eastbound Within J3A
Cleared 18 hours 57 minutes ago
Started 11 Aug 2026, 19:00
Ended 12 Aug 2026, 02:15
M56 Eastbound Lane 1 closure (MP 12/9 to 9/3)
Category: Road Maintenance
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M56 eastbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 51/4 to 43/1)
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Cheshire West And Chester
M56 · M56 Eastbound Within J12
Cleared 17 hours 12 minutes ago
Started 11 Aug 2026, 19:00
Ended 12 Aug 2026, 04:00
M56 eastbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 51/4 to 43/1)
Category: Road Maintenance
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M53 Southbound Jct 12 exit slip road lane 1 closure
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Cheshire West And Chester
M53 · M53 Southbound Between J11 And J12
Cleared 2 days 1 hour ago
Started 10 Aug 2026, 20:00
Ended 10 Aug 2026, 20:00
M53 Southbound Jct 12 exit slip road lane 1 closure
Category: Road Maintenance
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