M56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 16/0 to 15/0)

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M56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 16/0 to 15/0)

Start time
Sat, Dec 13, 2025 8:07 PM
Expected end
Sun, Dec 14, 2025 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours 53 minutes
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J7 And J6
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sat, Dec 13, 2025 8:07 PM
Last updated
Sat, Dec 13, 2025 10:15 PM
Cleared
Sun, Dec 14, 2025 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 16/0 to 15/0)
Coordinates
53.357523, -2.313451
Latitude span
53.357233 – 53.358094
Longitude span
-2.321409 – -2.307026
Bounding box centre
53.357664, -2.314218
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound between J7 and J6
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Sat, Dec 13, 2025 8:07 PM
Overall feed end
Sun, Dec 14, 2025 6:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 53 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 J7 and J6
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
{AF0475D7-B536-402B-94D1-ECDE5D06851F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
10 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.35807 -2.307176
53.358094 -2.307026

Segment 2

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J7 and J6
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
{8BBCFC85-0BD4-4E00-B5E4-D211B1D09396}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
467 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.357331 -2.314078
53.357342 -2.313842
53.357361 -2.313391
53.357427 -2.31255
53.357492 -2.311724
53.357612 -2.310508
53.357658 -2.310103
53.357731 -2.309472
53.357823 -2.308812
53.358015 -2.307476
53.35804 -2.307319
53.35807 -2.307176

Segment 3

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J7 and J6
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
{FFA5C317-56A4-4F91-91E1-66B643F9431E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
694 m
To Distance
1,182 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.357341 -2.321409
53.357302 -2.320437
53.35729 -2.320136
53.357256 -2.319295
53.357233 -2.317942
53.357234 -2.317507
53.357244 -2.316981
53.357249 -2.316645
53.357256 -2.315914
53.357276 -2.315268
53.357331 -2.314078
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
25
First coordinate pair
-2.307176, 53.358070
Road section segments
1
Road section points
25
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Sat, Dec 13, 2025 8:07 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Dec 13, 2025 10:15 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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