M56 Eastbound Lane 3 closure (MP 54/2 to 51/0)
PlannedM56 Eastbound Lane 3 closure (MP 54/2 to 51/0)
- Start time
- Tue, Aug 18, 2026 7:00 PM
- Expected end
- Wed, Aug 19, 2026 4:00 AM
- Duration
- 9 hours
- Road
- M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J15 And J14
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes affected
- Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
- Reason
- Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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- First published
- Mon, Jul 27, 2026 8:34 AM
- Last updated
- Tue, Aug 18, 2026 4:21 AM
- Cleared
- Wed, Aug 19, 2026 4:00 AM
- Latest update: M56 Eastbound Lane 3 closure (MP 54/2 to 51/0)
- Coordinates
- 53.260590, -2.820130
- Latitude span
- 53.253059 – 53.268288
- Longitude span
- -2.837579 – -2.798404
- Bounding box centre
- 53.260674, -2.817992
- Location descriptions
-
- M56 eastbound between J15 and J14
- M56 eastbound within J14
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Tue, Aug 18, 2026 7:00 PM
- Overall feed end
- Wed, Aug 19, 2026 4:00 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
13 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J15 and 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
- Start2 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M56
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {286046F7-7BE9-41FF-AF61-200175292747}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 628 m
- To Distance
- 1,110 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.253059 -2.837579 53.253123 -2.837388 53.253224 -2.83706 53.253279 -2.836896 53.253334 -2.836736 53.253509 -2.836226 53.254104 -2.834634 53.254497 -2.833743 53.254661 -2.833356 53.254744 -2.833193 53.254935 -2.832777 53.255345 -2.83196 53.255518 -2.831649
Segment 2
14 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J15 and 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
- {E35B9EEB-DE49-4459-A112-196ED47E4558}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 665 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.258722 -2.825955 53.258745 -2.825924 53.25955 -2.824517 53.26017 -2.823299 53.260279 -2.823106 53.260498 -2.822646 53.26079 -2.821992 53.261183 -2.821055 53.26132 -2.820698 53.261577 -2.819998 53.261999 -2.818792 53.262136 -2.81839 53.262192 -2.818181 53.26226 -2.817969
Segment 3
8 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J15 and 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
- {8651AC60-FE80-4836-8DE9-4FAF737D5EDA}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 520 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.255518 -2.831649 53.256374 -2.830107 53.256902 -2.829187 53.257266 -2.82852 53.257957 -2.827349 53.258076 -2.827141 53.258303 -2.826741 53.258722 -2.825955
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
- {DDB32DF2-373E-4A61-8AC6-11E455BA0456}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 316 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.265034 -2.808625 53.26533 -2.807611 53.265439 -2.807238 53.266276 -2.804435 53.266295 -2.804376
Segment 5
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 6
10 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J15 and 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
- {DA5C0806-0285-4544-B743-B693BF54B194}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 695 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.26226 -2.817969 53.26227 -2.817939 53.262458 -2.817346 53.262587 -2.816884 53.263001 -2.815543 53.263912 -2.812412 53.264068 -2.81192 53.264326 -2.81104 53.264804 -2.80943 53.265034 -2.808625
Segment 7
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
- 341 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 53.268288 -2.798404
- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 58
- First coordinate pair
- -2.837579, 53.253059
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 58
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- Cause type
- Road Maintenance
- Detailed cause
- Roadworks
- Compliance
- Mandatory
- Probability
- Probable
- Validity status
- Planned
- Road management
- Other
- Feed provider
- National Highways
- Data source
- Roadworks
- Feed version
- 8
- Record created
- Mon, Jul 27, 2026 8:34 AM
- Record versioned
- Tue, Aug 18, 2026 4:21 AM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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