M56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 58/0 to 57/3)

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M56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 58/0 to 57/3)

Start time
Fri, Dec 19, 2025 11:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Dec 20, 2025 6:00 AM
Duration
7 hours
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Between A494 And J15
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Nov 24, 2025 10:44 AM
Last updated
Fri, Dec 19, 2025 8:30 PM
Cleared
Sat, Dec 20, 2025 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 58/0 to 57/3)
Coordinates
53.251478, -2.887385
Latitude span
53.251211 – 53.251592
Longitude span
-2.892597 – -2.881831
Bounding box centre
53.251402, -2.887214
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound between A494 and J15
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Dec 19, 2025 11:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Dec 20, 2025 6:00 AM
Feed window length
7 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

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 End1
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{CA12D19A-6CBA-4F96-815A-57D4FC7830AB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
369 m
To Distance
601 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.251211 -2.892597
53.251282 -2.891759
53.251322 -2.89122
53.251342 -2.890951
53.251362 -2.890607
53.251382 -2.890397
53.251442 -2.889529
53.251454 -2.889155

Segment 2

13 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
0 m
To Distance
489 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.251454 -2.889155
53.251474 -2.888825
53.251538 -2.887493
53.251575 -2.886115
53.251578 -2.88574
53.251578 -2.885725
53.251579 -2.88559
53.251586 -2.884721
53.251587 -2.884601
53.251592 -2.883912
53.251588 -2.883177
53.251561 -2.881993
53.251555 -2.881831
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
21
First coordinate pair
-2.892597, 53.251211
Road section segments
1
Road section points
21
View geometry JSON
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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
Mon, Nov 24, 2025 10:44 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Dec 19, 2025 8:30 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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