M56 Eastbound lane 3 closure (MP 51/5 to 50/4)

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M56 Eastbound lane 3 closure (MP 51/5 to 50/4)

Start time
Wed, Nov 19, 2025 9:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Nov 20, 2025 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J14 And J12
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
Tue, Nov 18, 2025 11:52 AM
Last updated
Wed, Nov 19, 2025 7:02 AM
Cleared
Thu, Nov 20, 2025 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound lane 3 closure (MP 51/5 to 50/4)
Coordinates
53.268315, -2.798582
Latitude span
53.266112 – 53.271261
Longitude span
-2.804984 – -2.790940
Bounding box centre
53.268687, -2.797962
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
  • M56 eastbound within J14
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Nov 19, 2025 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Nov 20, 2025 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

13 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
{F5D59AB2-8157-4223-9D5E-D1572BBF6655}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
580 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.268368 -2.798177
53.268386 -2.798147
53.268754 -2.79718
53.268907 -2.796778
53.269045 -2.796435
53.269163 -2.796138
53.269346 -2.795646
53.269502 -2.795259
53.26963 -2.794947
53.270051 -2.79383
53.270316 -2.79316
53.270818 -2.792
53.271261 -2.79094

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J14
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
{DDB32DF2-373E-4A61-8AC6-11E455BA0456}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
270 m
To Distance
316 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.266112 -2.804984
53.266276 -2.804435
53.266295 -2.804376

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J14
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
{556DF9DB-AFCD-4C42-AF41-532032F2F7CC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
114 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.266295 -2.804376
53.266515 -2.80366
53.266763 -2.802855

Segment 4

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J14
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
{0528CFEE-E9F5-4B38-AB8A-F9694F7AA076}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
359 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.266763 -2.802855
53.267048 -2.801976
53.267778 -2.79986
53.267809 -2.799771
53.268368 -2.798177
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
24
First coordinate pair
-2.798177, 53.268368
Road section segments
1
Road section points
24
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
Tue, Nov 18, 2025 11:52 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Nov 19, 2025 7:02 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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