M56 Eastbound Lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 42/2 to 41/3)

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M56 Eastbound Lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 42/2 to 41/3)

Start time
Mon, Dec 15, 2025 8:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Dec 16, 2025 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
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, Dec 2, 2025 11:41 AM
Last updated
Mon, Dec 15, 2025 7:51 PM
Cleared
Tue, Dec 16, 2025 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound Lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 42/2 to 41/3)
Coordinates
53.311834, -2.683982
Latitude span
53.311220 – 53.312823
Longitude span
-2.690837 – -2.678556
Bounding box centre
53.312022, -2.684697
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound between J12 and J11
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Dec 15, 2025 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Dec 16, 2025 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

6 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 End1
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{B9EE77F8-6F00-4395-AC06-16A9C30C2096}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
284 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.311611 -2.68277
53.311386 -2.68119
53.311293 -2.680228
53.311267 -2.679943
53.311251 -2.679567
53.31122 -2.678556

Segment 2

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 End1
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{A5A6A26C-1887-4091-AAE8-67A9BC28CC6B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
94 m
To Distance
215 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.312823 -2.690837
53.31271 -2.690052
53.312562 -2.689079

Segment 3

4 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 End1
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{A5644754-4231-4B7A-B064-DAF35515A813}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
433 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.312562 -2.689079
53.311844 -2.684365
53.311697 -2.683327
53.311611 -2.68277
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
13
First coordinate pair
-2.682770, 53.311611
Road section segments
1
Road section points
13
View geometry JSON
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                53.311293
            ],
            [
                -2.679943,
                53.311267
            ],
            [
                -2.679567,
                53.311251
            ],
            [
                -2.678556,
                53.31122
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                53.312823
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                -2.689079,
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            [
                -2.683327,
                53.311697
            ],
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                53.311611
            ]
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}
View road section coordinates
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        [
            -2.68277,
            53.311611
        ],
        [
            -2.68119,
            53.311386
        ],
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            -2.680228,
            53.311293
        ],
        [
            -2.679943,
            53.311267
        ],
        [
            -2.679567,
            53.311251
        ],
        [
            -2.678556,
            53.31122
        ],
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        ],
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            53.31271
        ],
        [
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            53.312562
        ],
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            53.312562
        ],
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        ],
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        ],
        [
            -2.68277,
            53.311611
        ]
    ]
]
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
Tue, Dec 2, 2025 11:41 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Dec 15, 2025 7:51 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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