M56 Eastbound Lane 3 closure (MP 41/7 to 40/4)
ClearedM56 Eastbound Lane 3 closure (MP 41/7 to 40/4)
- Start time
- Mon, Mar 23, 2026 9:00 PM
- Expected end
- Tue, Mar 24, 2026 6:00 AM
- Duration
- 9 hours
- Road
- M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J12 And J11
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes affected
- Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
- Reason
- Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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- First published
- Tue, Mar 3, 2026 11:56 AM
- Last updated
- Mon, Mar 23, 2026 7:34 PM
- Cleared
- Tue, Mar 24, 2026 6:00 AM
- Latest update: M56 Eastbound Lane 3 closure (MP 41/7 to 40/4)
- Coordinates
- 53.312153, -2.673390
- Latitude span
- 53.311207 – 53.313903
- Longitude span
- -2.684274 – -2.666706
- Bounding box centre
- 53.312555, -2.675490
- Location descriptions
-
- M56 eastbound between J12 and J11
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Mon, Mar 23, 2026 9:00 PM
- Overall feed end
- Tue, Mar 24, 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
2 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J12 and 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
- {2BBB1D5F-DA84-48FE-A0A6-248B6019150F}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 15 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.312645 -2.669998 53.312707 -2.669794
Segment 2
6 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J12 and 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 End2
- Linear Element Road
- M56
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {6160F510-134A-E92B-856B-9604E0342DFE}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 228 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.312782 -2.669577 53.313138 -2.66858 53.313503 -2.667655 53.313676 -2.667237 53.313758 -2.667028 53.313903 -2.666706
Segment 3
3 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J12 and 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
- {E4534148-487A-4E42-B8F8-4715816C9F6A}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 16 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.312572 -2.670207 53.312615 -2.670083 53.312645 -2.669998
Segment 4
3 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J12 and 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
- {19BB1DE0-B6B6-D1EE-AA9F-7C0F49B43AE3}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 16 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.312707 -2.669794 53.312727 -2.669729 53.312782 -2.669577
Segment 5
3 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J12 and 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
- {655901AF-8CF8-476C-A104-F8B506BB2B7E}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 25 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.312466 -2.670543 53.312544 -2.670311 53.312572 -2.670207
Segment 6
9 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J12 and 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
- {F3B93163-4EA3-4932-92F6-322596E67231}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 125 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 7
3 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J12 and 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
- {A5644754-4231-4B7A-B064-DAF35515A813}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 330 m
- To Distance
- 433 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.311831 -2.684274 53.311697 -2.683327 53.311611 -2.68277
Segment 8
18 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J12 and 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
- {B9EE77F8-6F00-4395-AC06-16A9C30C2096}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 718 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 47
- First coordinate pair
- -2.669998, 53.312645
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 47
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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
- 2
- Record created
- Tue, Mar 3, 2026 11:56 AM
- Record versioned
- Mon, Mar 23, 2026 7:34 PM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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Category: Road Maintenance
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Category: Construction Work
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M56 eastbound jct 12 - 11 lanes one and two closure (MP 44/5 - 39/9)
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
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Cleared 1 hour 12 minutes ago
Started 14 Jun 2026, 20:02
Ended 15 Jun 2026, 03:50
M56 eastbound jct 12 - 11 lanes one and two closure (MP 44/5 - 39/9)
Category: Road Maintenance
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M56 eastbound jct 12 - 11 lanes one and two closure (MP 44/5 - 39/9)
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Halton
M56 · M56 Eastbound Between J12 And J11
Cleared 8 hours 32 minutes ago
Started 14 Jun 2026, 20:00
Ended 14 Jun 2026, 20:30
M56 eastbound jct 12 - 11 lanes one and two closure (MP 44/5 - 39/9)
Category: Road Maintenance
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