M56 Eastbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 51/4 to 49/5)

Cleared

Start time: Wed, Jul 22, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end: Thu, Jul 23, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration: 5 hours 1 second
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

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First published: Tue, Jun 16, 2026 2:13 PM
Last updated: Wed, Jul 22, 2026 11:27 PM
Cleared: Thu, Jul 23, 2026 12:00 AM

Latest update: M56 Eastbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 51/4 to 49/5)

Coordinates: 53.270491, -2.793074
Latitude span: 53.266566 – 53.275887
Longitude span: -2.803495 – -2.779646
Bounding box centre: 53.271227, -2.791571
Location descriptions: M56 eastbound between J14 and J12

M56 eastbound within J14

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Wed, Jul 22, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end: Thu, Jul 23, 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

18 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: {F5D59AB2-8157-4223-9D5E-D1572BBF6655}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 1,106 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.272543 -2.788058
53.273602 -2.785603
53.274028 -2.784538

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs

Description: M56 eastbound within J14
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: {556DF9DB-AFCD-4C42-AF41-532032F2F7CC}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 66 m
To Distance: 114 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.266566 -2.803495
53.266763 -2.802855

Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs

Description: M56 eastbound within J14
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: {0528CFEE-E9F5-4B38-AB8A-F9694F7AA076}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 359 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.267048 -2.801976
53.267778 -2.79986
53.267809 -2.799771
53.268368 -2.798177

Segment 4

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 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: 386 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.27437 -2.783683
53.275504 -2.780719
53.275685 -2.780213
53.275887 -2.779646

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 30
First coordinate pair: -2.798177, 53.268368
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 30

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Maintenance Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Other