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M56 Eastbound lane 2 closure (MP 56/7 to 54/8)

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M56 Eastbound lane 2 closure (MP 56/7 to 54/8)

Start time
Wed, May 20, 2026 7:27 PM
Expected end
Thu, May 21, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours 33 minutes
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 3 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, May 20, 2026 7:29 PM
Last updated
Thu, May 21, 2026 2:42 AM
Cleared
Thu, May 21, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound lane 2 closure (MP 56/7 to 54/8)
Coordinates
53.250144, -2.862098
Latitude span
53.249461 – 53.250893
Longitude span
-2.873437 – -2.846201
Bounding box centre
53.250177, -2.859819
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound between A494 and J15
  • M56 eastbound within J15
  • M56 eastbound between J15 and J14
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, May 20, 2026 7:27 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, May 21, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 33 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

2 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
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 2

4 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
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
66 m
To Distance
113 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.250893 -2.873437
53.250845 -2.873075
53.250828 -2.87288
53.250811 -2.872745

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J15
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 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

Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J15
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 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 5

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
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 6

2 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
0 m
To Distance
1 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.25082 -2.846218
53.250823 -2.846201

Segment 7

5 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
{B74BD8F9-D7C0-4401-A62D-BD56796D6858}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
461 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.249487 -2.859558
53.249461 -2.857655
53.249485 -2.85583
53.249533 -2.854771
53.249719 -2.852676

Segment 8

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J15
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
{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 9

7 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 End2
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{E942A81E-D7E3-403E-8778-91F17242788A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
448 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.249964 -2.850665
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53.250208 -2.849246
53.250385 -2.848336
53.25082 -2.846218
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
40
First coordinate pair
-2.872745, 53.250811
Road section segments
1
Road section points
40
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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
2
Record created
Wed, May 20, 2026 7:29 PM
Record versioned
Thu, May 21, 2026 2:42 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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