M56 Eastbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 21/6 to 20/9)

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M56 Eastbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 21/6 to 20/9)

Start time
Sat, Sep 26, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sun, Sep 27, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
2 hours 30 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J9 And J7
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sat, Sep 26, 2026 8:58 PM
Last updated
Sat, Sep 26, 2026 10:05 PM
Cleared
Sat, Sep 26, 2026 10:30 PM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 21/6 to 20/9)
Coordinates
53.364057, -2.399270
Latitude span
53.363847 – 53.364208
Longitude span
-2.404105 – -2.394445
Bounding box centre
53.364028, -2.399275
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound between J9 and J7
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sat, Sep 26, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sun, Sep 27, 2026 5:00 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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J9 and J7
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
{7EFF0425-B561-4BAE-8917-68ECC0B3AA07}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
723 m
To Distance
945 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.364208 -2.404105
53.3642 -2.403755
53.364195 -2.403439
53.364178 -2.402417
53.364131 -2.400761

Segment 2

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J9 and 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
{08AD09FF-181C-478E-B7F1-31694DD25134}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
421 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.364131 -2.400761
53.364113 -2.400132
53.364048 -2.398193
53.363989 -2.3969
53.363924 -2.395622
53.363896 -2.395096
53.363879 -2.394885
53.363847 -2.394445
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
13
First coordinate pair
-2.404105, 53.364208
Road section segments
1
Road section points
13
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Sat, Sep 26, 2026 8:58 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Sep 26, 2026 10:05 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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