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M56 Eastbound Lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 45/3 to 43/0)

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M56 Eastbound Lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 45/3 to 43/0)

Start time
Wed, May 13, 2026 6:49 PM
Expected end
Thu, May 14, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
9 hours 11 minutes
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J14 And J12
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, May 13, 2026 10:56 PM
Last updated
Wed, May 13, 2026 11:24 PM
Cleared
Thu, May 14, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound Lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 45/3 to 43/0)
Coordinates
53.306799, -2.713659
Latitude span
53.298388 – 53.311891
Longitude span
-2.729638 – -2.703037
Bounding box centre
53.305140, -2.716338
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
  • M56 eastbound within J12
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, May 13, 2026 6:49 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, May 14, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 11 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

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{0036AA7A-A9C5-429C-8740-90677E980E48}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
405 m
To Distance
1,080 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.29899 -2.728371
53.299327 -2.727662
53.300356 -2.725553
53.300401 -2.72546
53.300409 -2.725445
53.300829 -2.724612
53.301766 -2.722797
53.301782 -2.722767
53.301991 -2.722408
53.30228 -2.721882

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J12
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
11 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.311131 -2.705243

Segment 3

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{36989790-7882-4F70-8EE2-3F41EFA9BCE6}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
618 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.302631 -2.721242
53.302902 -2.720716
53.303674 -2.719348
53.30372 -2.71927
53.30401 -2.718769
53.304973 -2.717164
53.305808 -2.715812
53.306163 -2.715237

Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J12
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{36B07E6B-C507-43C2-A02E-75547834202C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
48 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.310846 -2.706006
53.31092 -2.705813
53.311038 -2.705499
53.311078 -2.705386

Segment 5

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{04440B3C-4F90-409C-A6A1-0DE5EC32E3F9}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
318 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.306163 -2.715237
53.306634 -2.714476
53.306651 -2.714446
53.307097 -2.713673
53.308142 -2.711787

Segment 6

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{D6FFA11F-C99F-4FD4-AB8E-9512F4D579B5}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
83 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.309307 -2.709433
53.309762 -2.70848
53.309772 -2.708457

Segment 7

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{497F84B2-60DB-4E2C-8D99-5BF562808546}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
203 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.308142 -2.711787
53.308151 -2.71177
53.30857 -2.710936
53.308915 -2.710267
53.309225 -2.709596
53.309307 -2.709433

Segment 8

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J12
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{6A695344-A3D5-4FF0-A594-DB4BC2B4B32C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
169 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.311422 -2.70447
53.311476 -2.704321
53.311742 -2.703545
53.311865 -2.703127
53.311891 -2.703037

Segment 9

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{6DC12689-8704-44F3-8C1C-7CA863493CE5}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
202 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.310482 -2.706856
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53.31079 -2.706123
53.310846 -2.706006
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
51
First coordinate pair
-2.729638, 53.298388
Road section segments
1
Road section points
51
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, May 13, 2026 10:56 PM
Record versioned
Wed, May 13, 2026 11:24 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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