M56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 12/8 to 11/4)

Cleared

M56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 12/8 to 11/4)

Start time
Fri, May 8, 2026 8:12 PM
Expected end
Sat, May 9, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
7 hours 48 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, May 8, 2026 8:12 PM
Last updated
Sat, May 9, 2026 12:40 AM
Cleared
Sat, May 9, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 12/8 to 11/4)
Coordinates
53.378561, -2.282196
Latitude span
53.373805 – 53.383421
Longitude span
-2.288743 – -2.277063
Bounding box centre
53.378613, -2.282903
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound between J5 and J4
  • M56 eastbound within J5
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Fri, May 8, 2026 8:12 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, May 9, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
7 hours 48 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

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 2

6 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
205 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
53.383421 -2.277063

Segment 3

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J5
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 End1
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{FC36DC17-9258-4C0D-925B-C6BF3585FD99}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
32 m
To Distance
335 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.373805 -2.288743
53.374008 -2.288502
53.37463 -2.28771
53.375027 -2.287187
53.375126 -2.287052
53.375478 -2.286558
53.375812 -2.286095
53.375938 -2.285915

Segment 4

3 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
{940318F4-AA88-479F-AA65-0F03F09F439A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
33 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.375938 -2.285915
53.376046 -2.285766
53.376164 -2.285586

Segment 5

20 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
0 m
To Distance
779 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.376164 -2.285586
53.376416 -2.285182
53.376624 -2.284838
53.377021 -2.284119
53.377283 -2.283639
53.377545 -2.28316
53.377978 -2.282412
53.378104 -2.282202
53.378555 -2.281528
53.378907 -2.28104
53.378997 -2.280915
53.37906 -2.28081
53.379538 -2.280227
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
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
39
First coordinate pair
-2.278286, 53.381565
Road section segments
1
Road section points
39
View geometry JSON
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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, May 8, 2026 8:12 PM
Record versioned
Sat, May 9, 2026 12:40 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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