M56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 20/0 to 18/1)

Planned

M56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 20/0 to 18/1)

Start time
Mon, Nov 2, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Within J7
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Nov 2, 2026 8:59 PM
Last updated
Mon, Nov 2, 2026 9:28 PM
Cleared
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 20/0 to 18/1)
Coordinates
53.359042, -2.368319
Latitude span
53.357648 – 53.361607
Longitude span
-2.380340 – -2.354042
Bounding box centre
53.359628, -2.367191
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound within J7
  • M56 eastbound between J7 and J6
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Nov 2, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Nov 3, 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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J7
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
{D879100F-179A-E543-E3A7-D8323390424F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
94 m
To Distance
347 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.361607 -2.38034
53.361377 -2.379415
53.361288 -2.379054
53.360897 -2.377623
53.360746 -2.377111
53.360674 -2.376885

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
2 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
{67B032E5-5E6C-4AB9-9B7A-CBC8DD98CA9F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
447 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.3592 -2.371394
53.359124 -2.37103
53.359108 -2.370966
53.359048 -2.370722
53.358986 -2.370419
53.358835 -2.369612
53.358768 -2.369251
53.358651 -2.368483
53.358413 -2.366903
53.358352 -2.366362
53.358279 -2.365596

Segment 3

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J7
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
{91BC48FB-B59F-4370-BA03-15C634A34716}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
353 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.360674 -2.376885
53.360434 -2.376101
53.359981 -2.37463
53.359809 -2.373993
53.359664 -2.373452
53.359574 -2.373074
53.359528 -2.372889
53.359473 -2.372641
53.359465 -2.372607
53.359345 -2.372059

Segment 4

15 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
{8EAAB9A4-EFB5-F09F-043A-D2233BC2C6F7}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
772 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.358126 -2.363986
53.358082 -2.363444
53.35803 -2.362828
53.357979 -2.362061
53.357936 -2.3614
53.357893 -2.360708
53.357833 -2.359701
53.357799 -2.359085
53.357781 -2.358604
53.357732 -2.357356
53.357691 -2.356199
53.357683 -2.355899
53.357667 -2.355252
53.357648 -2.354042
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
43
First coordinate pair
-2.380340, 53.361607
Road section segments
1
Road section points
43
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
3
Record created
Mon, Nov 2, 2026 8:59 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Nov 2, 2026 9:28 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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