M56 Eastbound lane 2 closure (MP 57/0 to 52/9)
ClearedM56 Eastbound lane 2 closure (MP 57/0 to 52/9)
- Start time
- Fri, Jun 12, 2026 9:39 PM
- Expected end
- Sat, Jun 13, 2026 4:00 AM
- Duration
- 5 hours 1 minute 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 3 lanes affected
- Reason
- Construction Work
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- First published
- Fri, Jun 12, 2026 9:44 PM
- Last updated
- Sat, Jun 13, 2026 2:13 AM
- Cleared
- Sat, Jun 13, 2026 2:40 AM
- Latest update: M56 Eastbound lane 2 closure (MP 57/0 to 52/9)
- Coordinates
- 53.252165, -2.852399
- Latitude span
- 53.249461 – 53.259921
- Longitude span
- -2.877620 – -2.823788
- Bounding box centre
- 53.254691, -2.850704
- Location descriptions
-
- M56 eastbound between A494 and J15
- M56 eastbound between J15 and J14
- M56 eastbound within J15
- Feed validity status
- Active
- Overall feed start
- Fri, Jun 12, 2026 9:39 PM
- Overall feed end
- Sat, Jun 13, 2026 4:00 AM
- Feed window length
- 6 hours 21 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
8 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
- {CC448A88-6E2D-43C4-98C6-6E25323CD38C}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 771 m
- To Distance
- 988 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.251326 -2.87762 53.251299 -2.877311 53.251258 -2.8768 53.251208 -2.876245 53.251082 -2.875058 53.251022 -2.874577 53.251013 -2.874487 53.251006 -2.874412
Segment 2
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
53.250768 -2.872489 53.250717 -2.872083 53.250671 -2.871782 53.250511 -2.87073 53.250434 -2.870204 53.250229 -2.868716
Segment 3
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
53.249719 -2.852676 53.24986 -2.851413 53.249964 -2.850665 53.25002 -2.850292 53.250208 -2.849246 53.250385 -2.848336 53.25082 -2.846218
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
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
- 196 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 53.259921 -2.823788
Segment 6
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
53.249883 -2.865606 53.249824 -2.865051 53.249692 -2.863504 53.249643 -2.862799 53.249564 -2.861224 53.249541 -2.860729 53.249502 -2.859918 53.249487 -2.859558
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 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
Segment 9
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 10
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 11
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 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
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 113 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 12
24 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
- 1,110 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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- Geometry points
- 84
- First coordinate pair
- -2.877620, 53.251326
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 84
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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, Jun 12, 2026 9:44 PM
- Record versioned
- Sat, Jun 13, 2026 2:13 AM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
Driving on the M56? See every live closure, roadwork and planned restriction on this road.
M56 live closuresRelated incidents
M56 eastbound jct 14 - 12 lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 47/5 - 43/9)
Active Roadworks National HighwaysExpected to clear in 7 hours 3 minutes
M56 eastbound jct 14 - 12 lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 47/5 - 43/9)
M56 Eastbound hardshoulder closure (MP 55/0 to 54/6)
Active Roadworks National HighwaysExpected to clear in 2 weeks 2 days
M56 Eastbound hardshoulder closure (MP 55/0 to 54/6)
A483 : Southbound : Rhostyllen : Resurfacing work : Exit slip road closed : Diversions in place : 08/06/26-19/06/26 1900-0600 :
Active Roadworks Traffic WalesDescription: A483 : Southbound : Rhostyllen : Resurfacing work : Exit slip road closed : Diversions in place : 08/06/26-19/06/26 1900-0600 :, Start time: 08/06/2026 19:00 , End Date: 19/06/2026 6:00, Severity: Road closure, Source: Welsh Government, Last updated: 12/06/2026 13:46
A483 : Northbound : Rhostyllen : Resurfacing work : Exit slip road closed : Diversions in place : 15/06/26-19/06/26 1900-0600 :
Active Roadworks Traffic WalesDescription: A483 : Northbound : Rhostyllen : Resurfacing work : Exit slip road closed : Diversions in place : 15/06/26-19/06/26 1900-0600 :, Start time: 15/06/2026 19:00 , End Date: 19/06/2026 6:00, Severity: Road closure, Source: Welsh Government, Last updated: 12/06/2026 13:48
M56 Eastbound lane 2 closure (MP 57/0 to 52/9)
Cleared Roadworks National HighwaysCleared 23 hours 41 minutes ago
M56 Eastbound lane 2 closure (MP 57/0 to 52/9)
M56 Eastbound Lane 1 closure (MP 11/6 to Sharston Carriageway Closure )
Cleared Roadworks National HighwaysCleared 1 day 2 hours ago
M56 Eastbound Lane 1 closure (MP 11/6 to Sharston Carriageway Closure )