M56 Eastbound lane 3 closure (MP 38/4 to 37/2)

Cleared

M56 Eastbound lane 3 closure (MP 38/4 to 37/2)

Start time
Fri, Jan 16, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Jan 17, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Within J11
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jan 14, 2026 2:48 PM
Last updated
Fri, Jan 16, 2026 3:36 PM
Cleared
Sat, Jan 17, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound lane 3 closure (MP 38/4 to 37/2)
Coordinates
53.328067, -2.636748
Latitude span
53.326872 – 53.328633
Longitude span
-2.644241 – -2.627942
Bounding box centre
53.327753, -2.636092
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound within J11
  • M56 eastbound between J11 and J10
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Jan 16, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Jan 17, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J11
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{5B759C10-DE98-430F-A74C-CCE1F4357626}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
12 m
To Distance
147 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.326872 -2.644241
53.327001 -2.643842
53.327275 -2.642885
53.327398 -2.642406

Segment 2

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J11 and J10
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{0536EB2D-033A-4FA6-B8E8-ACE654FFEC1B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
458 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.328398 -2.634807
53.328418 -2.632632
53.328439 -2.632077
53.32846 -2.631026
53.328463 -2.630861
53.328554 -2.629091
53.328606 -2.628326
53.328633 -2.627942

Segment 3

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J11
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{10E5FCA6-1E7E-4E14-8B68-6364B07FFCFF}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
327 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.327398 -2.642406
53.327487 -2.642033
53.327653 -2.641284
53.327846 -2.640341
53.327996 -2.639428
53.32807 -2.638978
53.328163 -2.638229
53.328229 -2.637705

Segment 4

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J11 and J10
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{92EFD6FE-FEBE-4ADD-B930-53A1B057842C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
194 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.328229 -2.637705
53.328325 -2.636685
53.328354 -2.636175
53.328374 -2.6358
53.328383 -2.635601
53.328397 -2.634884
53.328398 -2.634807
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
27
First coordinate pair
-2.644241, 53.326872
Road section segments
1
Road section points
27
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Jan 14, 2026 2:48 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Jan 16, 2026 3:36 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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