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M56 Eastbound lane 3 closure (MP 44/5 to 42/3)

Cleared

M56 Eastbound lane 3 closure (MP 44/5 to 42/3)

Start time
Mon, Oct 20, 2025 8:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Oct 21, 2025 4:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J14 And J12
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
Thu, Oct 2, 2025 6:09 AM
Last updated
Mon, Oct 20, 2025 7:35 PM
Cleared
Tue, Oct 21, 2025 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound lane 3 closure (MP 44/5 to 42/3)
Coordinates
53.310384, -2.705179
Latitude span
53.303304 – 53.313061
Longitude span
-2.720005 – -2.692836
Bounding box centre
53.308183, -2.706421
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
  • M56 eastbound within J12
  • M56 eastbound between J12 and J11
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Oct 20, 2025 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Oct 21, 2025 4:00 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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
202 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.310482 -2.706856
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53.31079 -2.706123
53.310846 -2.706006

Segment 2

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J12
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
304 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
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53.312072 -2.702455
53.312136 -2.702261
53.312329 -2.701483
53.312394 -2.701199

Segment 3

20 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
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Linear Element Type
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To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
83 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 5

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
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 End2
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
318 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.306634 -2.714476
53.306651 -2.714446
53.307097 -2.713673
53.308142 -2.711787

Segment 6

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J12
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 End2
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{38C1C89D-7C50-4938-8BA0-A02CBD6A8D64}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
11 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 7

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
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 End2
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{497F84B2-60DB-4E2C-8D99-5BF562808546}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
203 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.309225 -2.709596
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Segment 8

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
169 m
To Distance
618 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 9

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J12
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
48 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Geometry type
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Geometry points
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First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
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Road section points
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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
Thu, Oct 2, 2025 6:09 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Oct 20, 2025 7:35 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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