M56 Eastbound Lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 50/2 to 47/8)
ClearedM56 Eastbound Lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 50/2 to 47/8)
- Start time
- Mon, May 18, 2026 7:00 PM
- Expected end
- Tue, May 19, 2026 4:00 AM
- Duration
- 9 hours
- Road
- M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J14 And J12
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Reason
- Maintenance Work
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- First published
- Mon, May 18, 2026 6:38 PM
- Last updated
- Mon, May 18, 2026 7:05 PM
- Cleared
- Tue, May 19, 2026 4:00 AM
- Latest update: M56 Eastbound Lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 50/2 to 47/8)
- Coordinates
- 53.278486, -2.772749
- Latitude span
- 53.272325 – 53.284744
- Longitude span
- -2.788561 – -2.758479
- Bounding box centre
- 53.278535, -2.773520
- Location descriptions
-
- M56 eastbound between J14 and J12
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Mon, May 18, 2026 7:00 PM
- Overall feed end
- Tue, May 19, 2026 4:00 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
- 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
- {5EB0F81E-AB72-44CE-9FF2-4A81A879E4E4}
- 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
53.274028 -2.784538 53.27437 -2.783683 53.275504 -2.780719 53.275685 -2.780213 53.276319 -2.77844 53.276631 -2.777531 53.277189 -2.775906 53.277895 -2.773804 53.277945 -2.773654
Segment 2
18 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
- {FF4FE219-DD0E-422E-AC8A-6C46492BA23D}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 1,265 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.277945 -2.773654 53.27817 -2.773014 53.27849 -2.772135 53.278929 -2.770943 53.279313 -2.769945 53.279551 -2.769335 53.279998 -2.768263 53.280509 -2.767087 53.280591 -2.766903 53.280704 -2.76665 53.280833 -2.766358 53.281038 -2.765897 53.281375 -2.765198 53.282186 -2.763518 53.282923 -2.762091 53.283497 -2.760946 53.284189 -2.759548 53.284744 -2.758479
Segment 3
4 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
- {F5D59AB2-8157-4223-9D5E-D1572BBF6655}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 778 m
- To Distance
- 1,106 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.272325 -2.788561 53.272543 -2.788058 53.273602 -2.785603 53.274028 -2.784538
- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 31
- First coordinate pair
- -2.784538, 53.274028
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 31
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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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
- Mon, May 18, 2026 6:38 PM
- Record versioned
- Mon, May 18, 2026 7:05 PM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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