M56 Eastbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 46/9 to 45/7)

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M56 Eastbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 46/9 to 45/7)

Start time
Thu, Jan 8, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Jan 9, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 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
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Dec 3, 2025 2:19 PM
Last updated
Fri, Jan 9, 2026 3:44 AM
Cleared
Fri, Jan 9, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 46/9 to 45/7)
Coordinates
53.292749, -2.741935
Latitude span
53.289975 – 53.296470
Longitude span
-2.747841 – -2.733893
Bounding box centre
53.293223, -2.740867
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Jan 8, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Jan 9, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 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

4 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
0 m
To Distance
354 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.290053 -2.747681
53.290481 -2.746804
53.291619 -2.744393
53.292029 -2.743515

Segment 2

2 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
50 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.296193 -2.734496
53.29647 -2.733893

Segment 3

2 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
{FF4FE219-DD0E-422E-AC8A-6C46492BA23D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
2,183 m
To Distance
2,196 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.289975 -2.747841
53.290053 -2.747681

Segment 4

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
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
15
First coordinate pair
-2.747681, 53.290053
Road section segments
1
Road section points
15
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Dec 3, 2025 2:19 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Jan 9, 2026 3:44 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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