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M56 Eastbound lane 2 closure (MP 57/4 to 56/4)

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M56 Eastbound lane 2 closure (MP 57/4 to 56/4)

Start time
Mon, Jan 12, 2026 10:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Jan 13, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
7 hours
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
Tue, Dec 2, 2025 3:06 PM
Last updated
Mon, Jan 12, 2026 12:33 AM
Cleared
Tue, Jan 13, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound lane 2 closure (MP 57/4 to 56/4)
Coordinates
53.250726, -2.872515
Latitude span
53.249730 – 53.251493
Longitude span
-2.880430 – -2.863951
Bounding box centre
53.250612, -2.872191
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound between A494 and J15
  • M56 eastbound within J15
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Jan 12, 2026 10:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Jan 13, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
7 hours
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

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 2

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 3

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 
53.251006 -2.874412
53.250955 -2.873946
53.250904 -2.873526
53.250845 -2.873075
53.250828 -2.87288
53.250811 -2.872745

Segment 4

3 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
111 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.249883 -2.865606
53.249824 -2.865051
53.24973 -2.863951

Segment 5

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 6

13 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
582 m
To Distance
988 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.251468 -2.879967
53.251446 -2.879367
53.251413 -2.87887
53.251389 -2.878497
53.251332 -2.877686
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 7

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
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
36
First coordinate pair
-2.872489, 53.250768
Road section segments
1
Road section points
36
View geometry JSON 
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Dec 2, 2025 3:06 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Jan 12, 2026 12:33 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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