M56 Eastbound Jct 2 entry Sharston Link Closure

Cleared

Start time: Mon, Jul 6, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end: Tue, Jul 7, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 4 hours 30 minutes 1 second
Road: M56 – M56 J2 Eastbound Access
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Eastbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Roadworks

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First published: Wed, May 27, 2026 9:11 AM
Last updated: Tue, Jul 7, 2026 12:12 AM
Cleared: Tue, Jul 7, 2026 12:30 AM

Latest update: M56 Eastbound Jct 2 entry Sharston Link Closure

Coordinates: 53.396012, -2.252827
Latitude span: 53.395729 – 53.396694
Longitude span: -2.256302 – -2.249304
Bounding box centre: 53.396212, -2.252803
Location descriptions: M56 J2 eastbound access

M56 eastbound between J2 and J1

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Mon, Jul 6, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end: Tue, Jul 7, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 9 hours
Probability code (raw): probable
Compliance option (raw): mandatory
Source identification (raw): roadworks

Management type value: carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
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 J2 eastbound access
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 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: {67C8E53A-CB60-44F0-A937-E71E7A39B300}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance: 18 m
To Distance: 290 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.396411 -2.255481
53.396349 -2.25524
53.396277 -2.254953
53.395979 -2.253358
53.395886 -2.252861
53.395851 -2.252725
53.395788 -2.252529

Segment 2

9 coordinate pairs

Description: M56 eastbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 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: {8122B645-271D-48D5-A185-3074BB42BE2D}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 215 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.395762 -2.252093
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53.395729 -2.250739
53.395739 -2.250394
53.395749 -2.249988
53.395776 -2.249597
53.39581 -2.249304

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 19
First coordinate pair: -2.256302, 53.396694
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 19

View geometry JSON

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View road section coordinates

Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Roadworks
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Carriageway Closures