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M56 Eastbound Lane 1 closure (MP 52/5 to 51/2)

Planned

M56 Eastbound Lane 1 closure (MP 52/5 to 51/2)

Start time
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J15 And J14
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 11:28 AM
Last updated
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 4:59 AM
Cleared
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound Lane 1 closure (MP 52/5 to 51/2)
Coordinates
53.264604, -2.810104
Latitude span
53.262182 – 53.267380
Longitude span
-2.818217 – -2.801013
Bounding box centre
53.264781, -2.809615
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound between J15 and J14
  • M56 eastbound within J14
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J15 and J14
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
{E35B9EEB-DE49-4459-A112-196ED47E4558}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
646 m
To Distance
665 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.262182 -2.818217
53.262192 -2.818181
53.26226 -2.817969

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J14
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
{556DF9DB-AFCD-4C42-AF41-532032F2F7CC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
114 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.266295 -2.804376
53.266515 -2.80366
53.266763 -2.802855

Segment 3

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J15 and J14
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
{DA5C0806-0285-4544-B743-B693BF54B194}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
695 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.26226 -2.817969
53.26227 -2.817939
53.262458 -2.817346
53.262587 -2.816884
53.263001 -2.815543
53.263912 -2.812412
53.264068 -2.81192
53.264326 -2.81104
53.264804 -2.80943
53.265034 -2.808625

Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J14
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
{0528CFEE-E9F5-4B38-AB8A-F9694F7AA076}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
140 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.266763 -2.802855
53.267048 -2.801976
53.26738 -2.801013

Segment 5

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J14
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
{DDB32DF2-373E-4A61-8AC6-11E455BA0456}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
316 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.265034 -2.808625
53.26533 -2.807611
53.265439 -2.807238
53.266276 -2.804435
53.266295 -2.804376
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
24
First coordinate pair
-2.818217, 53.262182
Road section segments
1
Road section points
24
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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
1
Record created
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 11:28 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 4:59 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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