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M56 Eastbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 47/5 to 42/9)

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M56 Eastbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 47/5 to 42/9)

Start time
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 8:18 PM
Expected end
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
7 hours 47 minutes 2 seconds
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
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 3:20 AM
Last updated
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 3:48 AM
Cleared
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 4:05 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 47/5 to 42/9)
Coordinates
53.302617, -2.722054
Latitude span
53.286466 – 53.312260
Longitude span
-2.755022 – -2.701761
Bounding box centre
53.299363, -2.728392
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
  • M56 eastbound within J12
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 8:18 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 42 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

5 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
{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
53.310728 -2.70626
53.31079 -2.706123
53.310846 -2.706006

Segment 2

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
618 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 3

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J12
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
264 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
759 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 5

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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
354 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 6

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
Start2 End1
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
83 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.309762 -2.70848
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Segment 7

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within 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
{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 
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53.31092 -2.705813
53.311038 -2.705499
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Segment 8

6 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
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
203 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 9

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound within J12
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
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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 
53.311078 -2.705386
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Segment 10

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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53.301766 -2.722797
53.301782 -2.722767
53.301991 -2.722408
53.30228 -2.721882

Segment 11

5 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
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 
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Segment 12

8 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
1,565 m
To Distance
2,196 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.28916 -2.749526
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
78
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
78
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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
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 3:20 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 3:48 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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Cheshire West And Chester M56 · M56 Eastbound Within J12

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Starts 5 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 6 Aug 2026, 04:00

M56 eastbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 51/4 to 43/1)

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M65 westbound jct 10 exit slip road lane closure

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Warrington M56 · M56 J10 Westbound Exit

Cleared 8 hours 9 minutes ago

Started 5 Aug 2026, 08:48 Ended 5 Aug 2026, 10:35

M65 westbound jct 10 exit slip road lane closure

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M65 westbound jct 10 exit slip road lane closure

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Warrington M56 · M56 J10 Westbound Exit

Cleared 10 hours 14 minutes ago

Started 5 Aug 2026, 08:30 Ended 5 Aug 2026, 08:30

M65 westbound jct 10 exit slip road lane closure

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M56 eastbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 51/4 to 43/1)

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Cheshire West And Chester M56 · M56 Eastbound Within J12

Cleared 14 hours 44 minutes ago

Started 4 Aug 2026, 19:00 Ended 5 Aug 2026, 04:00

M56 eastbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 51/4 to 43/1)

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M53 southbound jct 12 exit slip road lane closure

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Cheshire West And Chester M53 · M53 J12 Southbound Exit

Cleared 23 hours 44 minutes ago

Started 4 Aug 2026, 19:00 Ended 4 Aug 2026, 19:00

M53 southbound jct 12 exit slip road lane closure

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