M56 Eastbound Lane 1 closure (MP) 11/8 to 10/2)

Cleared

M56 Eastbound Lane 1 closure (MP) 11/8 to 10/2)

Start time
Fri, Mar 27, 2026 9:48 PM
Expected end
Sat, Mar 28, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 12 minutes
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J5 And J4
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 4 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Active
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Mar 27, 2026 9:48 PM
Last updated
Sat, Mar 28, 2026 3:46 AM
Cleared
Sat, Mar 28, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound Lane 1 closure (MP) 11/8 to 10/2)
Coordinates
53.386839, -2.275279
Latitude span
53.380116 – 53.393681
Longitude span
-2.279588 – -2.270755
Bounding box centre
53.386899, -2.275172
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound between J5 and J4
  • M56 eastbound between J3 and J3A
  • M56 eastbound between J4 and J3
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Fri, Mar 27, 2026 9:48 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Mar 28, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 12 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
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 J5 and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{8B854FFC-3686-488E-BF98-E41DF4E64179}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
364 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.3817 -2.278182
53.381799 -2.278107
53.382024 -2.277959
53.382366 -2.277705
53.383167 -2.277214
53.384041 -2.276694
53.38477 -2.276293

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J3 and J3A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
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
{BD468339-1CD6-4E49-9A50-16DA8A81470C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
109 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.392879 -2.271699
53.393041 -2.27146
53.393149 -2.27131
53.393362 -2.271091
53.393483 -2.270966
53.393681 -2.270755

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J5 and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{ABB4EF58-B0C1-4D19-B5E2-974487F2AB1F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
16 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.381565 -2.278286
53.3817 -2.278182

Segment 4

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J4 and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{F617C063-1EA2-4196-9DE9-FD1071FE732D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
600 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.38477 -2.276293
53.385337 -2.275996
53.385544 -2.275877
53.385602 -2.275847
53.3871 -2.27509
53.38854 -2.274438
53.38917 -2.274147
53.389953 -2.273786

Segment 5

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J5 and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{E8337EE3-6A2E-45F9-AE88-FE59C0373BD6}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
595 m
To Distance
779 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.380116 -2.279588
53.380133 -2.27957
53.38025 -2.27945
53.380592 -2.279107
53.380953 -2.278763
53.381223 -2.27854
53.38125 -2.278525
53.381565 -2.278286

Segment 6

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J4 and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{11DD499A-178E-443B-A0B0-B459BD855CC2}
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
53.389953 -2.273786
53.390385 -2.273563
53.390979 -2.273191
53.391 -2.273176
53.391249 -2.272997
53.391933 -2.27249
53.39223 -2.272237
53.392374 -2.272132
53.392573 -2.271953
53.392879 -2.271699
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
41
First coordinate pair
-2.278182, 53.381700
Road section segments
1
Road section points
41
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
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Mar 27, 2026 9:48 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Mar 28, 2026 3:46 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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