M56 Eastbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 40/0 to 38/9)

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M56 Eastbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 40/0 to 38/9)

Start time
Tue, Mar 3, 2026 9:29 PM
Expected end
Wed, Mar 4, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 31 minutes
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J12 And J11
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
Tue, Mar 3, 2026 9:54 PM
Last updated
Tue, Mar 3, 2026 11:08 PM
Cleared
Wed, Mar 4, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 40/0 to 38/9)
Coordinates
53.321118, -2.655356
Latitude span
53.316744 – 53.324294
Longitude span
-2.661586 – -2.650253
Bounding box centre
53.320519, -2.655920
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound between J12 and J11
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Mar 3, 2026 9:29 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Mar 4, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 31 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J12 and J11
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
{6160F510-134A-E92B-856B-9604E0342DFE}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
694 m
To Distance
758 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.316744 -2.661586
53.316882 -2.661388
53.317181 -2.660972

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J12 and J11
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
{DC84AD24-A8EF-4A6C-BC5B-B8638641037B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
108 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.32366 -2.651494
53.323733 -2.65136
53.323833 -2.651166
53.32403 -2.650779
53.32416 -2.650525
53.324169 -2.650496
53.324294 -2.650253

Segment 3

16 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J12 and J11
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{B90BC349-0613-4560-9815-7F856E0DF8B8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
960 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.317344 -2.660749
53.317615 -2.660408
53.318774 -2.658955
53.319119 -2.65851
53.319625 -2.657857
53.320159 -2.657145
53.320703 -2.656373
53.321147 -2.655734
53.321537 -2.655139
53.321936 -2.6545
53.322462 -2.653622
53.322807 -2.653012
53.322934 -2.652789
53.323379 -2.65197
53.32366 -2.651494
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
26
First coordinate pair
-2.661586, 53.316744
Road section segments
1
Road section points
26
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Mar 3, 2026 9:54 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Mar 3, 2026 11:08 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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