M56 Eastbound Lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 11/4 to 9/7)

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M56 Eastbound Lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 11/4 to 9/7)

Start time
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Aug 1, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J4 And J3
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, May 27, 2026 9:11 AM
Last updated
Sat, Aug 1, 2026 4:43 AM
Cleared
Sat, Aug 1, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound Lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 11/4 to 9/7)
Coordinates
53.387085, -2.275164
Latitude span
53.383474 – 53.390554
Longitude span
-2.277031 – -2.273457
Bounding box centre
53.387014, -2.275244
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound between J4 and J3
  • M56 eastbound between J5 and J4
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Aug 1, 2026 5:00 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

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J4 and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{F617C063-1EA2-4196-9DE9-FD1071FE732D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
600 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.38477 -2.276293
53.385337 -2.275996
53.385544 -2.275877
53.385602 -2.275847
53.3871 -2.27509
53.38854 -2.274438
53.38917 -2.274147
53.389953 -2.273786

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J4 and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{11DD499A-178E-443B-A0B0-B459BD855CC2}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
70 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.389953 -2.273786
53.390385 -2.273563
53.390554 -2.273457

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J5 and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{8B854FFC-3686-488E-BF98-E41DF4E64179}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
211 m
To Distance
364 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.383474 -2.277031
53.384041 -2.276694
53.38477 -2.276293
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
14
First coordinate pair
-2.276293, 53.384770
Road section segments
1
Road section points
14
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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        ],
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        ]
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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
5
Record created
Wed, May 27, 2026 9:11 AM
Record versioned
Sat, Aug 1, 2026 4:43 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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