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M56 Eastbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 20/0 to 13/9)

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M56 Eastbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 20/0 to 13/9)

Start time
Thu, Aug 20, 2026 8:39 PM
Expected end
Fri, Aug 21, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 21 minutes
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Within J7
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected, 2 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Aug 21, 2026 4:28 AM
Last updated
Fri, Aug 21, 2026 4:43 AM
Cleared
Fri, Aug 21, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 20/0 to 13/9)
Coordinates
53.358711, -2.334873
Latitude span
53.357233 – 53.362953
Longitude span
-2.379248 – -2.296202
Bounding box centre
53.360093, -2.337725
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound within J7
  • M56 eastbound within J6
  • M56 eastbound between J7 and J6
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, Aug 20, 2026 8:39 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Aug 21, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 21 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
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

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J7
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
{91BC48FB-B59F-4370-BA03-15C634A34716}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
353 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
2
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Segment 2

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within 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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
293 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 3

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within 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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
230 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 4

23 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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,265 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 5

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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,182 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 6

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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
523 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 7

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
447 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 8

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
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East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
173 m
To Distance
347 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 9

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
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East Bound
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Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
468 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 10

12 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
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Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
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467 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 11

12 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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
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424 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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First coordinate pair
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Aug 21, 2026 4:28 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Aug 21, 2026 4:43 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

Driving on the M56? See every live closure, roadwork and planned restriction on this road.

M56 live closures

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M56 Eastbound Jct 6 exit slip road closure

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M56 Eastbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 20/0 to 13/9)

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M56 eastbound jct 14 - 12 lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 47/5 - 43/9)

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