M56 Eastbound lanes 1, 2 and 3 closure (MP 31/2 to 29/2)

Planned

M56 Eastbound lanes 1, 2 and 3 closure (MP 31/2 to 29/2)

Start time
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J10 And J9
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
3 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 8:48 AM
Last updated
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 2:49 AM
Cleared
Fri, Nov 6, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound lanes 1, 2 and 3 closure (MP 31/2 to 29/2)
Coordinates
53.346658, -2.527555
Latitude span
53.343564 – 53.349841
Longitude span
-2.541818 – -2.513831
Bounding box centre
53.346703, -2.527825
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound between J10 and J9
  • M56 eastbound within J9
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Nov 6, 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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J10 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{2EF79FAB-842E-48F1-A6BF-0964F8D903E6}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
803 m
To Distance
1,178 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.343564 -2.541818
53.343645 -2.541505
53.343819 -2.540756
53.344314 -2.538599
53.344562 -2.537506
53.344755 -2.536547

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J10 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{7583ED08-F17E-423C-B634-0D0543F06C89}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
179 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.348545 -2.518959
53.348865 -2.517701
53.349176 -2.516473

Segment 3

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J10 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{CC07D2A2-39C5-4B97-B50B-BAD63F617C9E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,245 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.344755 -2.536547
53.344957 -2.535501
53.344966 -2.535453
53.345465 -2.532606
53.345718 -2.531269
53.345719 -2.531263
53.345796 -2.530852
53.346227 -2.52886
53.346338 -2.528335
53.346576 -2.527197
53.347301 -2.523961
53.347376 -2.523652
53.347868 -2.521625
53.348545 -2.518959

Segment 4

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{C3E06A17-A569-476E-A062-579AA09514EC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
190 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.349176 -2.516473
53.349332 -2.515859
53.34951 -2.51515
53.349725 -2.514294
53.349841 -2.513831
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
28
First coordinate pair
-2.541818, 53.343564
Road section segments
1
Road section points
28
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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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
1
Record created
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 8:48 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 2:49 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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