M56 Eastbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 17/7 to 15/3)
PlannedM56 Eastbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 17/7 to 15/3)
- Start time
- Tue, Apr 7, 2026 7:00 PM
- Expected end
- Wed, Apr 8, 2026 4:00 AM
- Duration
- 9 hours
- Road
- M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J7 And J6
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes affected
- 2 of 2 lanes affected
- Reason
- Maintenance Work
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- First published
- Wed, Feb 4, 2026 12:32 PM
- Last updated
- Wed, Apr 8, 2026 3:24 AM
- Cleared
- Wed, Apr 8, 2026 4:00 AM
- Latest update: M56 Eastbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 17/7 to 15/3)
- Coordinates
- 53.357701, -2.328516
- Latitude span
- 53.357233 – 53.358163
- Longitude span
- -2.347846 – -2.311520
- Bounding box centre
- 53.357698, -2.329683
- Location descriptions
-
- M56 eastbound between J7 and J6
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Tue, Apr 7, 2026 7:00 PM
- Overall feed end
- Wed, Apr 8, 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
5 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J7 and J6
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 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
- {C09CBBCE-B2F3-46B2-A3E8-E24D7CDC0B97}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 523 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.357708 -2.34664 53.357844 -2.343734 53.358021 -2.340821 53.358102 -2.33904 53.358112 -2.338806
Segment 2
11 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J7 and J6
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 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
- {D8366B43-DD1E-42C9-9AD7-433568092E39}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 468 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.358112 -2.338806 53.358124 -2.338277 53.358141 -2.33756 53.358147 -2.33725 53.358161 -2.336761 53.358162 -2.336385 53.358163 -2.335994 53.358157 -2.334958 53.358125 -2.33347 53.358057 -2.332012 53.358049 -2.331771
Segment 3
20 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J7 and J6
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 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
- {FFA5C317-56A4-4F91-91E1-66B643F9431E}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 1,182 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.358049 -2.331771 53.357991 -2.33096 53.35798 -2.330794 53.357802 -2.328254 53.357789 -2.328073 53.357655 -2.325999 53.357591 -2.325022 53.357557 -2.324496 53.357383 -2.322105 53.357349 -2.321594 53.357302 -2.320437 53.35729 -2.320136 53.357256 -2.319295 53.357233 -2.317942 53.357234 -2.317507 53.357244 -2.316981 53.357249 -2.316645 53.357256 -2.315914 53.357276 -2.315268 53.357331 -2.314078
Segment 4
4 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J7 and J6
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 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
- {8EAAB9A4-EFB5-F09F-043A-D2233BC2C6F7}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 1,185 m
- To Distance
- 1,265 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.357683 -2.347846 53.357689 -2.347545 53.357694 -2.347041 53.357708 -2.34664
Segment 5
6 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J7 and J6
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 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
- {8BBCFC85-0BD4-4E00-B5E4-D211B1D09396}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 171 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.357331 -2.314078 53.357342 -2.313842 53.357361 -2.313391 53.357427 -2.31255 53.357492 -2.311724 53.357512 -2.31152
- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 46
- First coordinate pair
- -2.346640, 53.357708
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 46
View geometry JSON
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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, Feb 4, 2026 12:32 PM
- Record versioned
- Wed, Apr 8, 2026 3:24 AM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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