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M56 eastbound lane 2 closure (A494 MP 0/5 to M56 MP 60/4)

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M56 eastbound lane 2 closure (A494 MP 0/5 to M56 MP 60/4)

Start time
Fri, Jul 3, 2026 8:48 PM
Expected end
Sat, Jul 4, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
7 hours 17 minutes 1 second
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Between A494 And J15
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Jul 3, 2026 8:48 PM
Last updated
Sat, Jul 4, 2026 3:49 AM
Cleared
Sat, Jul 4, 2026 4:05 AM
  • Latest update: M56 eastbound lane 2 closure (A494 MP 0/5 to M56 MP 60/4)
Coordinates
53.244133, -2.932579
Latitude span
53.244027 – 53.244415
Longitude span
-2.936958 – -2.927759
Bounding box centre
53.244221, -2.932359
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound between A494 and J15
  • A494 eastbound within the M56 junction
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Fri, Jul 3, 2026 8:48 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Jul 4, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 12 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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between A494 and J15
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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
{2463F8E8-998D-4CC6-A0BF-3922C575B442}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
283 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.244101 -2.931963
53.244098 -2.931749
53.244125 -2.930513
53.244197 -2.929449
53.244239 -2.928973
53.244415 -2.927759

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
A494 eastbound within the M56 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{160DFD75-1D71-453B-B12F-0571C33BD272}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
469 m
To Distance
803 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.244027 -2.936958
53.244035 -2.936827
53.244068 -2.936095
53.244095 -2.935069
53.244095 -2.933635
53.244101 -2.931963
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
12
First coordinate pair
-2.931963, 53.244101
Road section segments
1
Road section points
12
View geometry JSON 
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View road section coordinates 
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Jul 3, 2026 8:48 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Jul 4, 2026 3:49 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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