M56 eastbound lane 2 closure (MP 9/2 to 7/8)
ClearedM56 eastbound lane 2 closure (MP 9/2 to 7/8)
- Start time
- Mon, Jan 12, 2026 9:00 PM
- Expected end
- Tue, Jan 13, 2026 6:00 AM
- Duration
- 9 hours
- Road
- M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J3 And J2
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes affected
- Lane 2 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected
- Reason
- Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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- First published
- Fri, Jan 9, 2026 3:44 PM
- Last updated
- Mon, Jan 12, 2026 8:35 PM
- Cleared
- Tue, Jan 13, 2026 6:00 AM
- Latest update: M56 eastbound lane 2 closure (MP 9/2 to 7/8)
- Coordinates
- 53.396656, -2.250062
- Latitude span
- 53.395729 – 53.398788
- Longitude span
- -2.260107 – -2.239707
- Bounding box centre
- 53.397259, -2.249907
- Location descriptions
-
- M56 eastbound between J3 and J2
- M56 eastbound between J2 and J1
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Mon, Jan 12, 2026 9:00 PM
- Overall feed end
- Tue, Jan 13, 2026 6:00 AM
- Feed window length
- 9 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
7 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J3 and J2
- 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 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M56
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {BBCF77DF-552C-4E57-B9A5-60B54F22935A}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 146 m
- To Distance
- 298 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 2
15 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J2 and J1
- 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 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M56
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {8122B645-271D-48D5-A185-3074BB42BE2D}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 360 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 3
9 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J2 and J1
- 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 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M56
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {126E954F-9E97-43BB-B943-D7D14A4027EE}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 215 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 4
10 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J2 and J1
- 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 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M56
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {1C3FE4AD-BEF6-4AC5-BDB9-F88B3BA37963}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 362 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 5
9 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J3 and J2
- 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 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M56
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {9AF1976C-5735-42AE-9868-2102A764EE12}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 265 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 6
4 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J3 and J2
- 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 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M56
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {C68C8280-A857-4F0F-931B-57FF889FCB53}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 104 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 54
- First coordinate pair
- -2.260107, 53.396988
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 54
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- Cause type
- Road Maintenance
- Detailed cause
- Maintenance Work
- Compliance
- Mandatory
- Probability
- Probable
- Validity status
- Planned
- Road management
- Other
- Feed provider
- National Highways
- Data source
- Roadworks
- Feed version
- 3
- Record created
- Fri, Jan 9, 2026 3:44 PM
- Record versioned
- Mon, Jan 12, 2026 8:35 PM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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M56 eastbound jct 12 - 11 lanes one and two closure (MP 44/5 - 39/9)
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Ended 14 Jun 2026, 20:30
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Category: Road Maintenance
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