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M56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 57/0 to 55/5)

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M56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 57/0 to 55/5)

Start time
Thu, Nov 27, 2025 8:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Nov 28, 2025 6:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J15 And J14
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jun 26, 2025 8:24 AM
Last updated
Fri, Nov 28, 2025 2:25 AM
Cleared
Fri, Nov 28, 2025 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 57/0 to 55/5)
Coordinates
53.250386, -2.868997
Latitude span
53.249461 – 53.251324
Longitude span
-2.877594 – -2.856570
Bounding box centre
53.250393, -2.867082
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound between J15 and J14
  • M56 eastbound between A494 and J15
  • M56 eastbound within J15
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Nov 27, 2025 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Nov 28, 2025 6:00 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
{B74BD8F9-D7C0-4401-A62D-BD56796D6858}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
199 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.249487 -2.859558
53.249461 -2.857655
53.249475 -2.85657

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between A494 and J15
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
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{DCC8831D-C2E5-454A-A3AD-F9411A51C2AC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
17 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.250811 -2.872745
53.250768 -2.872489

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J15
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
{2F6B9A4C-175B-47A7-AD52-87849B2E28C4}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
192 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.250229 -2.868716
53.250102 -2.867649
53.249984 -2.866643
53.249912 -2.865886

Segment 4

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between A494 and J15
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3320737C-EA96-4063-9B2C-13881EB2F5D0}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
258 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.250717 -2.872083
53.250671 -2.871782
53.250511 -2.87073
53.250434 -2.870204
53.250229 -2.868716

Segment 5

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between A494 and J15
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 End2
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{CC448A88-6E2D-43C4-98C6-6E25323CD38C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
773 m
To Distance
988 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.251299 -2.877311
53.251258 -2.8768
53.251208 -2.876245
53.251082 -2.875058
53.251022 -2.874577
53.251013 -2.874487
53.251006 -2.874412

Segment 6

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between A494 and J15
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
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{24D029B9-5FA9-4316-99A1-EED6E28DBE2A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
113 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.250955 -2.873946
53.250904 -2.873526
53.250845 -2.873075
53.250828 -2.87288
53.250811 -2.872745

Segment 7

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J15
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{CD37D977-E877-45AA-AFEE-24080DBB1605}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
406 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.249643 -2.862799
53.249564 -2.861224
53.249541 -2.860729
53.249502 -2.859918
53.249487 -2.859558

Segment 8

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J15
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
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{F2878D43-69EF-443B-B8CF-80F9C73C569B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
18 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.249912 -2.865886
53.249883 -2.865606
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
39
First coordinate pair
-2.859558, 53.249487
Road section segments
1
Road section points
39
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Jun 26, 2025 8:24 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Nov 28, 2025 2:25 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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