M56 eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 31/6 to 30/8)

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M56 eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 31/6 to 30/8)

Start time
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 8:13 PM
Expected end
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
3 hours 47 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J10 And J9
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 8:13 PM
Last updated
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 11:25 PM
Cleared
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 12:00 AM
  • Latest update: M56 eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 31/6 to 30/8)
Coordinates
53.343392, -2.542210
Latitude span
53.341983 – 53.344867
Longitude span
-2.547322 – -2.535970
Bounding box centre
53.343425, -2.541646
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound between J10 and J9
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 8:13 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 47 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 J10 and J9
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
{CC07D2A2-39C5-4B97-B50B-BAD63F617C9E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
40 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.344755 -2.536547
53.344867 -2.53597

Segment 2

17 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J10 and J9
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
{2EF79FAB-842E-48F1-A6BF-0964F8D903E6}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
396 m
To Distance
1,178 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.342 -2.547267
53.342402 -2.545965
53.342509 -2.545621
53.342667 -2.545112
53.342776 -2.544708
53.342931 -2.544199
53.343069 -2.543676
53.343279 -2.542957
53.343306 -2.542848
53.343343 -2.542703
53.343471 -2.542179
53.343645 -2.541505
53.343819 -2.540756
53.344314 -2.538599
53.344562 -2.537506
53.344755 -2.536547
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
19
First coordinate pair
-2.536547, 53.344755
Road section segments
1
Road section points
19
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 8:13 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 11:25 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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