M56 Eastbound Lanes 2 3 and 4 closure (MP 16/5 to 14/6)

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M56 Eastbound Lanes 2 3 and 4 closure (MP 16/5 to 14/6)

Start time
Sun, Oct 25, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
7 hours 55 minutes 1 second
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J7 And J6
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
3 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 2:32 AM
Last updated
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 4:39 AM
Cleared
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 4:55 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound Lanes 2 3 and 4 closure (MP 16/5 to 14/6)
Coordinates
53.357678, -2.314886
Latitude span
53.357233 – 53.358955
Longitude span
-2.329383 – -2.302790
Bounding box centre
53.358094, -2.316087
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound between J7 and J6
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sun, Oct 25, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 6:00 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

18 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 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
{FFA5C317-56A4-4F91-91E1-66B643F9431E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
160 m
To Distance
1,182 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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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 2

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 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
{8BBCFC85-0BD4-4E00-B5E4-D211B1D09396}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
467 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
53.357612 -2.310508
53.357658 -2.310103
53.357731 -2.309472
53.357823 -2.308812
53.358015 -2.307476
53.35804 -2.307319
53.35807 -2.307176

Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 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
{AF0475D7-B536-402B-94D1-ECDE5D06851F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
308 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.35807 -2.307176
53.358225 -2.30623
53.358289 -2.3059
53.35848 -2.30488
53.358817 -2.303335
53.358955 -2.30279
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
36
First coordinate pair
-2.329383, 53.357881
Road section segments
1
Road section points
36
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 2:32 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 4:39 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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