M56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 12/9 to 11/9)

Planned

M56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 12/9 to 11/9)

Start time
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Within J5
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 4 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 1:59 PM
Last updated
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 3:15 AM
Cleared
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 12/9 to 11/9)
Coordinates
53.376291, -2.285146
Latitude span
53.373131 – 53.379290
Longitude span
-2.289525 – -2.280530
Bounding box centre
53.376211, -2.285028
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound within J5
  • M56 eastbound between J5 and J4
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 6:00 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

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
0 m
To Distance
335 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.373567 -2.289026
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 2

3 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
{A83C38CD-20B0-4713-AD27-3A4057571EE7}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
72 m
To Distance
131 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.373131 -2.289525
53.373485 -2.28913
53.373567 -2.289026

Segment 3

13 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
484 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
53.37929 -2.28053

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
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
27
First coordinate pair
-2.289026, 53.373567
Road section segments
1
Road section points
27
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
9
Record created
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 1:59 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 3:15 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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