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M56 Eastbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 53/2 to 50/2)

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M56 Eastbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 53/2 to 50/2)

Start time
Fri, Dec 5, 2025 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Dec 6, 2025 6:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Within J14
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
Mon, Oct 27, 2025 11:36 AM
Last updated
Sat, Dec 6, 2025 4:27 AM
Cleared
Sat, Dec 6, 2025 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 53/2 to 50/2)
Coordinates
53.265133, -2.808425
Latitude span
53.258259 – 53.272322
Longitude span
-2.826820 – -2.788566
Bounding box centre
53.265291, -2.807693
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound within J14
  • M56 eastbound between J15 and J14
  • M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Dec 5, 2025 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Dec 6, 2025 6:00 AM
Feed window length
10 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

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 
53.266295 -2.804376
53.266515 -2.80366
53.266763 -2.802855

Segment 2

14 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
{E35B9EEB-DE49-4459-A112-196ED47E4558}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
665 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.25955 -2.824517
53.26017 -2.823299
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53.26079 -2.821992
53.261183 -2.821055
53.26132 -2.820698
53.261577 -2.819998
53.261999 -2.818792
53.262136 -2.81839
53.262192 -2.818181
53.26226 -2.817969

Segment 3

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 
53.265034 -2.808625
53.26533 -2.807611
53.265439 -2.807238
53.266276 -2.804435
53.266295 -2.804376

Segment 4

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
{0528CFEE-E9F5-4B38-AB8A-F9694F7AA076}
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 
53.266763 -2.802855
53.267048 -2.801976
53.267778 -2.79986
53.267809 -2.799771
53.268368 -2.798177

Segment 5

3 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
{8651AC60-FE80-4836-8DE9-4FAF737D5EDA}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
443 m
To Distance
520 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.258259 -2.82682
53.258303 -2.826741
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Segment 6

16 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
777 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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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
53.272322 -2.788566

Segment 7

10 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
0 m
To Distance
695 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.264068 -2.81192
53.264326 -2.81104
53.264804 -2.80943
53.265034 -2.808625
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
56
First coordinate pair
-2.804376, 53.266295
Road section segments
1
Road section points
56
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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
Mon, Oct 27, 2025 11:36 AM
Record versioned
Sat, Dec 6, 2025 4:27 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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