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M56 Eastbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 49/9 to 46/2)

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M56 Eastbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 49/9 to 46/2)

Start time
Tue, Mar 17, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Mar 18, 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 12:13 PM
Last updated
Tue, Mar 17, 2026 8:35 PM
Cleared
Wed, Mar 18, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 49/9 to 46/2)
Coordinates
53.283162, -2.762455
Latitude span
53.273939 – 53.293806
Longitude span
-2.784761 – -2.739712
Bounding box centre
53.283873, -2.762237
Location descriptions
  • M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Mar 17, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Mar 18, 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

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
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
846 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.276319 -2.77844
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53.277189 -2.775906
53.277895 -2.773804
53.277945 -2.773654

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 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
1,089 m
To Distance
1,106 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 3

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 
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53.292029 -2.743515

Segment 4

29 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
0 m
To Distance
2,196 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.282186 -2.763518
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Segment 5

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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
321 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
49
First coordinate pair
-2.784538, 53.274028
Road section segments
1
Road section points
49
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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 12:13 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Mar 17, 2026 8:35 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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