M56 Eastbound Lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 41/7 to 40/3)
ClearedM56 Eastbound Lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 41/7 to 40/3)
- Start time
- Mon, May 18, 2026 8:00 PM
- Expected end
- Tue, May 19, 2026 4:00 AM
- Duration
- 8 hours
- Road
- M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J12 And J11
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Reason
- Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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- First published
- Tue, May 5, 2026 6:11 AM
- Last updated
- Mon, May 18, 2026 5:26 AM
- Cleared
- Tue, May 19, 2026 4:00 AM
- Latest update: M56 Eastbound Lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 41/7 to 40/3)
- Coordinates
- 53.312257, -2.673047
- Latitude span
- 53.311207 – 53.314557
- Longitude span
- -2.684274 – -2.665297
- Bounding box centre
- 53.312882, -2.674786
- Location descriptions
-
- M56 eastbound between J12 and J11
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Mon, May 18, 2026 8:00 PM
- Overall feed end
- Tue, May 19, 2026 4:00 AM
- Feed window length
- 8 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 J12 and J11
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 0 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 4 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
- {6160F510-134A-E92B-856B-9604E0342DFE}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 347 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.312782 -2.669577 53.313138 -2.66858 53.313503 -2.667655 53.313676 -2.667237 53.313758 -2.667028 53.314195 -2.666059 53.314541 -2.665329 53.314557 -2.665297
Segment 2
18 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J12 and J11
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 0 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 4 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
- {B9EE77F8-6F00-4395-AC06-16A9C30C2096}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 718 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.311611 -2.68277 53.311386 -2.68119 53.311293 -2.680228 53.311267 -2.679943 53.311251 -2.679567 53.311213 -2.678351 53.311207 -2.677825 53.311229 -2.677105 53.31124 -2.67685 53.311289 -2.676145 53.311337 -2.675606 53.311384 -2.675246 53.311431 -2.674872 53.311515 -2.674333 53.311635 -2.673644 53.311737 -2.673151 53.311857 -2.672612 53.311955 -2.672222
Segment 3
2 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J12 and J11
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 0 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 4 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
- {2BBB1D5F-DA84-48FE-A0A6-248B6019150F}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 15 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.312645 -2.669998 53.312707 -2.669794
Segment 4
9 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J12 and J11
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 0 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 4 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
- {F3B93163-4EA3-4932-92F6-322596E67231}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 125 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.311955 -2.672222 53.311962 -2.672197 53.312096 -2.6717 53.312343 -2.67091 53.312393 -2.670749 53.312399 -2.670726 53.312425 -2.67064 53.312453 -2.67058 53.312466 -2.670543
Segment 5
3 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J12 and J11
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 0 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 4 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
- {E4534148-487A-4E42-B8F8-4715816C9F6A}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 16 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.312572 -2.670207 53.312615 -2.670083 53.312645 -2.669998
Segment 6
3 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J12 and J11
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 0 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 4 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
- {19BB1DE0-B6B6-D1EE-AA9F-7C0F49B43AE3}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 16 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.312707 -2.669794 53.312727 -2.669729 53.312782 -2.669577
Segment 7
3 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J12 and J11
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 0 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 4 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
- {655901AF-8CF8-476C-A104-F8B506BB2B7E}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 25 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.312466 -2.670543 53.312544 -2.670311 53.312572 -2.670207
Segment 8
3 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J12 and J11
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 0 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 4 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
- {A5644754-4231-4B7A-B064-DAF35515A813}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 330 m
- To Distance
- 433 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.311831 -2.684274 53.311697 -2.683327 53.311611 -2.68277
- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 49
- First coordinate pair
- -2.669577, 53.312782
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 49
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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
- Tue, May 5, 2026 6:11 AM
- Record versioned
- Mon, May 18, 2026 5:26 AM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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M56 live closuresRelated incidents
M56 Eastbound hardshoulder closure (MP 55/0 to 54/6)
Active Roadworks National Highways
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M56 · M56 Eastbound Between J15 And J14
Expected to clear in 2 weeks 1 day
Started 26 Mar 2026, 06:00
Expected clear 30 Jun 2026, 05:00
M56 Eastbound hardshoulder closure (MP 55/0 to 54/6)
Category: Road Maintenance
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M56 eastbound jct 12 - 11 lanes one and two closure (MP 44/5 - 39/9)
Planned Roadworks National Highways
Halton
M56 · M56 Eastbound Between J12 And J11
Starts in 10 hours 21 minutes
Starts 14 Jun 2026, 20:00
Expected clear 15 Jun 2026, 05:00
M56 eastbound jct 12 - 11 lanes one and two closure (MP 44/5 - 39/9)
Category: Road Maintenance
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M56 eastbound jct 14 - 12 lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 47/5 - 43/9)
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Cheshire West And Chester
M56 · M56 Eastbound Between J14 And J12
Cleared 7 hours 48 minutes ago
Started 13 Jun 2026, 19:50
Ended 14 Jun 2026, 01:50
M56 eastbound jct 14 - 12 lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 47/5 - 43/9)
Category: Road Maintenance
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M56 Eastbound lane 2 closure (MP 57/0 to 52/9)
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Cheshire West And Chester
M56 · M56 Eastbound Between A494 And J15
Cleared 1 day 11 hours ago
Started 12 Jun 2026, 22:00
Ended 12 Jun 2026, 22:15
M56 Eastbound lane 2 closure (MP 57/0 to 52/9)
Category: Construction Work
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M56 Eastbound lane 2 closure (MP 57/0 to 52/9)
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Cheshire West And Chester
M56 · M56 Eastbound Between A494 And J15
Cleared 1 day 6 hours ago
Started 12 Jun 2026, 21:39
Ended 13 Jun 2026, 02:40
M56 Eastbound lane 2 closure (MP 57/0 to 52/9)
Category: Construction Work
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M56 Eastbound Lane 1 closure (MP 11/6 to Sharston Carriageway Closure )
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Trafford
M56 · M56 Eastbound Between J4 And J3
Cleared 1 day 14 hours ago
Started 12 Jun 2026, 19:00
Ended 12 Jun 2026, 19:00
M56 Eastbound Lane 1 closure (MP 11/6 to Sharston Carriageway Closure )
Category: Road Maintenance
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