M56 Eastbound lane 3 closure (MP 41/7 to 41/2)

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M56 Eastbound lane 3 closure (MP 41/7 to 41/2)

Start time
Sun, Oct 25, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
2 seconds
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J12 And J11
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 7:59 AM
Last updated
Sun, Oct 25, 2026 8:39 PM
Cleared
Sun, Oct 25, 2026 9:00 PM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound lane 3 closure (MP 41/7 to 41/2)
Coordinates
53.311402, -2.680366
Latitude span
53.311207 – 53.311831
Longitude span
-2.684271 – -2.677046
Bounding box centre
53.311519, -2.680659
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound between J12 and J11
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sun, Oct 25, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Oct 26, 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

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
{B9EE77F8-6F00-4395-AC06-16A9C30C2096}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
385 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.311611 -2.68277
53.311386 -2.68119
53.311293 -2.680228
53.311267 -2.679943
53.311251 -2.679567
53.311213 -2.678351
53.311207 -2.677825
53.311229 -2.677105
53.311232 -2.677046

Segment 2

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 -2.684271
53.311697 -2.683327
53.311611 -2.68277
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
12
First coordinate pair
-2.682770, 53.311611
Road section segments
1
Road section points
12
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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View road section coordinates
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            -2.68277,
            53.311611
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            -2.68119,
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            -2.679567,
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        ],
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        ],
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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
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 7:59 AM
Record versioned
Sun, Oct 25, 2026 8:39 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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