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M56 Eastbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 46/7 to 44/0)

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M56 Eastbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 46/7 to 44/0)

Start time
Sun, Mar 15, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Mon, Mar 16, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J14 And J12
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Mar 12, 2026 11:45 AM
Last updated
Sun, Mar 15, 2026 9:02 PM
Cleared
Mon, Mar 16, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 46/7 to 44/0)
Coordinates
53.298768, -2.729310
Latitude span
53.291071 – 53.305985
Longitude span
-2.745554 – -2.715525
Bounding box centre
53.298528, -2.730540
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sun, Mar 15, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Mar 16, 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
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
{EF89BE71-6D34-4E72-A9EB-237F1CF33887}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
181 m
To Distance
354 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.291071 -2.745554
53.291619 -2.744393
53.292029 -2.743515

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
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
{6C213F2B-3F3D-4C25-9474-DFC3A8761EE8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
759 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.292029 -2.743515
53.292066 -2.743438
53.292248 -2.743049
53.292713 -2.742057
53.293879 -2.739557
53.295236 -2.73661
53.296193 -2.734496

Segment 3

15 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
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
{0036AA7A-A9C5-429C-8740-90677E980E48}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,080 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.296791 -2.733186
53.297351 -2.731911
53.29787 -2.730728
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 4

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
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
{36989790-7882-4F70-8EE2-3F41EFA9BCE6}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
591 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
53.305985 -2.715525
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
34
First coordinate pair
-2.745554, 53.291071
Road section segments
1
Road section points
34
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Mar 12, 2026 11:45 AM
Record versioned
Sun, Mar 15, 2026 9:02 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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