M56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 47/0 to 44/0) )
ClearedM56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 47/0 to 44/0) )
- Start time
- Thu, Jul 16, 2026 8:47 PM
- Expected end
- Fri, Jul 17, 2026 5:00 AM
- Duration
- 5 hours 28 minutes 1 second
- Road
- M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J14 And J12
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes affected
- Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
- Reason
- Maintenance Work
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- First published
- Thu, Jul 16, 2026 8:47 PM
- Last updated
- Fri, Jul 17, 2026 1:02 AM
- Cleared
- Fri, Jul 17, 2026 2:15 AM
- Latest update: M56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 47/0 to 44/0) )
- Coordinates
- 53.298030, -2.730867
- Latitude span
- 53.289442 – 53.306011
- Longitude span
- -2.748944 – -2.715484
- Bounding box centre
- 53.297727, -2.732214
- Location descriptions
-
- M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
- Feed validity status
- Active
- Overall feed start
- Thu, Jul 16, 2026 8:47 PM
- Overall feed end
- Fri, Jul 17, 2026 5:00 AM
- Feed window length
- 8 hours 13 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
7 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
- 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
- {6C213F2B-3F3D-4C25-9474-DFC3A8761EE8}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 759 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.292029 -2.743515 53.292066 -2.743438 53.292248 -2.743049 53.292713 -2.742057 53.293879 -2.739557 53.295236 -2.73661 53.296193 -2.734496
Segment 2
2 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
- 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
- {FF4FE219-DD0E-422E-AC8A-6C46492BA23D}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 2,088 m
- To Distance
- 2,196 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.289442 -2.748944 53.290053 -2.747681
Segment 3
9 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
- 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 End2
- Linear Element Road
- M56
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {36989790-7882-4F70-8EE2-3F41EFA9BCE6}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 595 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.30228 -2.721882 53.302631 -2.721242 53.302902 -2.720716 53.303674 -2.719348 53.30372 -2.71927 53.30401 -2.718769 53.304973 -2.717164 53.305808 -2.715812 53.306011 -2.715484
Segment 4
4 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
- 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
- {EF89BE71-6D34-4E72-A9EB-237F1CF33887}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 354 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.290053 -2.747681 53.290481 -2.746804 53.291619 -2.744393 53.292029 -2.743515
Segment 5
15 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
- 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
- {0036AA7A-A9C5-429C-8740-90677E980E48}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 1,080 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.296193 -2.734496 53.296712 -2.733364 53.296791 -2.733186 53.297351 -2.731911 53.29787 -2.730728 53.29899 -2.728371 53.299327 -2.727662 53.300356 -2.725553 53.300401 -2.72546 53.300409 -2.725445 53.300829 -2.724612 53.301766 -2.722797 53.301782 -2.722767 53.301991 -2.722408 53.30228 -2.721882
- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 37
- First coordinate pair
- -2.743515, 53.292029
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 37
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
- Thu, Jul 16, 2026 8:47 PM
- Record versioned
- Fri, Jul 17, 2026 1:02 AM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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