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M56 Eastbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 52/3 to 49/5)

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M56 Eastbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 52/3 to 49/5)

Start time
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 8:18 PM
Expected end
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
1 hour 32 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J14 And J12
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 8:18 PM
Last updated
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 9:09 PM
Cleared
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 9:50 PM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 52/3 to 49/5)
Coordinates
53.268776, -2.797998
Latitude span
53.262875 – 53.275906
Longitude span
-2.815949 – -2.779593
Bounding box centre
53.269391, -2.797771
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
  • M56 eastbound within J14
  • M56 eastbound between J15 and J14
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 8:18 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
7 hours 42 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

18 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
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
{F5D59AB2-8157-4223-9D5E-D1572BBF6655}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,106 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.268386 -2.798147
53.268754 -2.79718
53.268907 -2.796778
53.269045 -2.796435
53.269163 -2.796138
53.269346 -2.795646
53.269502 -2.795259
53.26963 -2.794947
53.270051 -2.79383
53.270316 -2.79316
53.270818 -2.792
53.271403 -2.790601
53.272014 -2.789278
53.272278 -2.788668
53.272543 -2.788058
53.273602 -2.785603
53.274028 -2.784538

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J14
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
359 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.267048 -2.801976
53.267778 -2.79986
53.267809 -2.799771
53.268368 -2.798177

Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
390 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.27437 -2.783683
53.275504 -2.780719
53.275685 -2.780213
53.275906 -2.779593

Segment 4

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J15 and J14
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
{DA5C0806-0285-4544-B743-B693BF54B194}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
151 m
To Distance
695 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.263001 -2.815543
53.263912 -2.812412
53.264068 -2.81192
53.264326 -2.81104
53.264804 -2.80943
53.265034 -2.808625

Segment 5

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J14
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
{DDB32DF2-373E-4A61-8AC6-11E455BA0456}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
316 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.26533 -2.807611
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53.266276 -2.804435
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Segment 6

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J14
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
{556DF9DB-AFCD-4C42-AF41-532032F2F7CC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
114 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.266515 -2.80366
53.266763 -2.802855
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
43
First coordinate pair
-2.798177, 53.268368
Road section segments
1
Road section points
43
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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
13
Record created
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 8:18 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 9:09 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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