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M56 eastbound lane 2 closure (MP 9/2 to 7/8)

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M56 eastbound lane 2 closure (MP 9/2 to 7/8)

Start time
Mon, Jan 12, 2026 9:28 PM
Expected end
Tue, Jan 13, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 32 minutes
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
Mon, Jan 12, 2026 10:23 PM
Last updated
Tue, Jan 13, 2026 12:41 AM
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
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Jan 12, 2026 9:28 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Jan 13, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 32 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

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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53.396932 -2.259875
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53.396631 -2.257903

Segment 2

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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
104 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 3

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
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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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53.39595 -2.248334
53.396041 -2.247914
53.396074 -2.247761
53.396131 -2.247493
53.396204 -2.247223

Segment 4

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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
265 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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53.395832 -2.252981
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Segment 5

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
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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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53.398672 -2.240274
53.398726 -2.240049
53.398788 -2.239707

Segment 6

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
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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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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
54
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
54
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
3
Record created
Mon, Jan 12, 2026 10:23 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Jan 13, 2026 12:41 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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