M56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 9/2 to 7/8)
PlannedM56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 9/2 to 7/8)
- Start time
- Wed, Oct 28, 2026 11:59 PM
- Expected end
- Thu, Oct 29, 2026 6:00 AM
- Duration
- 6 hours 1 minute
- Road
- M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J3 And J2
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes affected
- Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected
- Reason
- Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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- First published
- Tue, Sep 15, 2026 8:29 AM
- Last updated
- Wed, Oct 28, 2026 3:19 AM
- Cleared
- Thu, Oct 29, 2026 6:00 AM
- Latest update: M56 Eastbound lane 1 closure (MP 9/2 to 7/8)
- Coordinates
- 53.396532, -2.250660
- Latitude span
- 53.395729 – 53.398464
- Longitude span
- -2.260071 – -2.241107
- Bounding box centre
- 53.397097, -2.250589
- Location descriptions
-
- M56 eastbound between J3 and J2
- M56 eastbound between J2 and J1
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Wed, Oct 28, 2026 11:59 PM
- Overall feed end
- Thu, Oct 29, 2026 6:00 AM
- Feed window length
- 6 hours 1 minute
- 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
9 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J3 and J2
- 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
- {9AF1976C-5735-42AE-9868-2102A764EE12}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 265 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 2
15 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J2 and J1
- 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
- {8122B645-271D-48D5-A185-3074BB42BE2D}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 360 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 3
7 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J3 and J2
- 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
- {BBCF77DF-552C-4E57-B9A5-60B54F22935A}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 149 m
- To Distance
- 298 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.396979 -2.260071 53.396932 -2.259875 53.396879 -2.259649 53.396808 -2.259258 53.39671 -2.25861 53.396657 -2.258144 53.396631 -2.257903
Segment 4
10 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J2 and J1
- 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
- {1C3FE4AD-BEF6-4AC5-BDB9-F88B3BA37963}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 362 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 5
6 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J2 and J1
- 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
- {126E954F-9E97-43BB-B943-D7D14A4027EE}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 116 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 6
4 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J3 and J2
- 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
- {C68C8280-A857-4F0F-931B-57FF889FCB53}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 104 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 51
- First coordinate pair
- -2.256368, 53.396436
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 51
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- Cause type
- Road Maintenance
- Detailed cause
- Roadworks
- Compliance
- Mandatory
- Probability
- Probable
- Validity status
- Planned
- Road management
- Other
- Feed provider
- National Highways
- Data source
- Roadworks
- Feed version
- 14
- Record created
- Tue, Sep 15, 2026 8:29 AM
- Record versioned
- Wed, Oct 28, 2026 3:19 AM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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M56 live closuresRelated incidents
M56 Eastbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 44/5 to 38/3)
Active Roadworks National Highways
Halton
M56 · M56 Eastbound Within J11
Expected to clear in 1 hour 39 minutes
Started 27 Oct 2026, 21:25
Expected clear 28 Oct 2026, 05:00
M56 Eastbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 44/5 to 38/3)
Category: Construction Work
View update
M60 anticlockwise jct 5 to 3 carriageway closure
Planned Roadworks National Highways
Manchester
M60 · M60 Anti-Clockwise Within J5
Starts in 18 hours 39 minutes
Starts 28 Oct 2026, 22:00
Expected clear 29 Oct 2026, 06:00
M60 anticlockwise jct 5 to 3 carriageway closure
Category: Road Maintenance
View update
M56 Eastbound Jct 5 exit slip road lane 1 closure
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Trafford
M56 · M56 J5 Eastbound Exit For Manchester Airport
Cleared 1 hour 20 minutes ago
Started 27 Oct 2026, 22:22
Ended 28 Oct 2026, 02:00
M56 Eastbound Jct 5 exit slip road lane 1 closure
Category: Road Maintenance
View update
M56 Eastbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 44/5 to 38/3)
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Halton
M56 · M56 Eastbound Within J11
Cleared 5 hours 20 minutes ago
Started 27 Oct 2026, 22:00
Ended 27 Oct 2026, 22:00
M56 Eastbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 44/5 to 38/3)
Category: Construction Work
View update
M56 Eastbound Jct 5 exit slip road lane 1 closure
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Trafford
M56 · M56 J5 Eastbound Exit For Manchester Airport
Cleared 7 hours 20 minutes ago
Started 27 Oct 2026, 20:00
Ended 27 Oct 2026, 20:00
M56 Eastbound Jct 5 exit slip road lane 1 closure
Category: Road Maintenance
View update
M56 Eastbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 44/5 to 38/3)
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Halton
M56 · M56 Eastbound Within J11
Cleared 1 day 5 hours ago
Started 26 Oct 2026, 22:00
Ended 26 Oct 2026, 22:05
M56 Eastbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 44/5 to 38/3)
Category: Construction Work
View update