M56 Eastbound lane 2 closure (MP 53/8 to 52/9)

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M56 Eastbound lane 2 closure (MP 53/8 to 52/9)

Start time
Tue, Oct 28, 2025 8:24 PM
Expected end
Wed, Oct 29, 2025 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 36 minutes
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J15 And J14
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Oct 28, 2025 8:25 PM
Last updated
Tue, Oct 28, 2025 9:02 PM
Cleared
Wed, Oct 29, 2025 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound lane 2 closure (MP 53/8 to 52/9)
Coordinates
53.257294, -2.828511
Latitude span
53.254847 – 53.259929
Longitude span
-2.832969 – -2.823771
Bounding box centre
53.257388, -2.828370
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound between J15 and J14
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Oct 28, 2025 8:24 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Oct 29, 2025 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 36 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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J15 and J14
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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
{286046F7-7BE9-41FF-AF61-200175292747}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
995 m
To Distance
1,110 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.254847 -2.832969
53.254935 -2.832777
53.255345 -2.83196
53.255518 -2.831649

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J15 and J14
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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
0 m
To Distance
198 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.258722 -2.825955
53.258745 -2.825924
53.25955 -2.824517
53.259929 -2.823771

Segment 3

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J15 and J14
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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
{8651AC60-FE80-4836-8DE9-4FAF737D5EDA}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
520 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.255518 -2.831649
53.256374 -2.830107
53.256902 -2.829187
53.257266 -2.82852
53.257957 -2.827349
53.258076 -2.827141
53.258303 -2.826741
53.258722 -2.825955
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
16
First coordinate pair
-2.832969, 53.254847
Road section segments
1
Road section points
16
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Tue, Oct 28, 2025 8:25 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Oct 28, 2025 9:02 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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