M56 Eastbound lanes 3 and 4 closure (MP 16/4 to 12/9)
ClearedM56 Eastbound lanes 3 and 4 closure (MP 16/4 to 12/9)
- Start time
- Mon, Mar 9, 2026 8:00 PM
- Expected end
- Tue, Mar 10, 2026 6:00 AM
- Duration
- 10 hours
- Road
- M56 – M56 Eastbound Between J7 And J6
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes affected
- 2 of 2 lanes affected, 2 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected
- Reason
- Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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- First published
- Fri, Feb 20, 2026 10:05 AM
- Last updated
- Mon, Mar 9, 2026 7:22 PM
- Cleared
- Tue, Mar 10, 2026 6:00 AM
- Latest update: M56 Eastbound lanes 3 and 4 closure (MP 16/4 to 12/9)
- Coordinates
- 53.361959, -2.301682
- Latitude span
- 53.357233 – 53.372223
- Longitude span
- -2.327899 – -2.290483
- Bounding box centre
- 53.364728, -2.309191
- Location descriptions
-
- M56 eastbound between J7 and J6
- M56 eastbound between J6 and J5
- M56 J5 eastbound exit for Manchester Airport
- M56 eastbound within J6
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Mon, Mar 9, 2026 8:00 PM
- Overall feed end
- Tue, Mar 10, 2026 6:00 AM
- Feed window length
- 10 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
16 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J7 and J6
- 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
- {FFA5C317-56A4-4F91-91E1-66B643F9431E}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 259 m
- To Distance
- 1,182 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.357778 -2.327899 53.357655 -2.325999 53.357591 -2.325022 53.357557 -2.324496 53.357383 -2.322105 53.357349 -2.321594 53.357302 -2.320437 53.35729 -2.320136 53.357256 -2.319295 53.357233 -2.317942 53.357234 -2.317507 53.357244 -2.316981 53.357249 -2.316645 53.357256 -2.315914 53.357276 -2.315268 53.357331 -2.314078
Segment 2
12 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J7 and J6
- 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
- {AF0475D7-B536-402B-94D1-ECDE5D06851F}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 424 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 3
32 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J6 and J5
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 3 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
- {F504F814-1FD5-408D-9B3C-4F9415BF5DBE}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 20 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 4
2 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 J5 eastbound exit for Manchester Airport
- Lanes Restricted
- 1 lane restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 3 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
- {B0A09851-DE24-47B2-8340-2E53D20EBCF1}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway Exit Slip
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 1 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.372206 -2.290489 53.372223 -2.290483
Segment 5
2 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J6 and J5
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 3 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
- {8930B27F-62F8-4FA5-BD74-F7FC6BC62220}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 1 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.363163 -2.296057 53.363179 -2.296044
Segment 6
12 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J7 and J6
- 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
- {8BBCFC85-0BD4-4E00-B5E4-D211B1D09396}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 467 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 7
19 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound between J6 and J5
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 3 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
- {8626F35C-0C30-4EF5-89A2-C2BD0980E2B5}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 1,074 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 8
15 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 eastbound within J6
- 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
- {4C2E7CF6-8F80-47E7-86D0-614A749C410C}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 528 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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- Geometry points
- 110
- First coordinate pair
- -2.327899, 53.357778
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 110
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- Cause type
- Road Maintenance
- Detailed cause
- Other
- Compliance
- Mandatory
- Probability
- Probable
- Validity status
- Planned
- Road management
- Other
- Feed provider
- National Highways
- Data source
- Roadworks
- Feed version
- 1
- Record created
- Fri, Feb 20, 2026 10:05 AM
- Record versioned
- Mon, Mar 9, 2026 7:22 PM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
Driving on the M56? See every live closure, roadwork and planned restriction on this road.
M56 live closuresRelated incidents
M56 Eastbound hardshoulder closure (MP 55/0 to 54/6)
Active Roadworks National Highways
Cheshire West And Chester
M56 · M56 Eastbound Between J15 And J14
Expected to clear in 2 weeks 20 hours
Started 26 Mar 2026, 06:00
Expected clear 30 Jun 2026, 05:00
M56 Eastbound hardshoulder closure (MP 55/0 to 54/6)
Category: Road Maintenance
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A556/M56 Westbound hardshoulder Lane 1 closure (MP 7/5 to 6/4)
Planned Roadworks National Highways
Cheshire East
M56 · M56 J7 Westbound Exit
Starts in 11 hours 57 minutes
Starts 15 Jun 2026, 20:00
Expected clear 16 Jun 2026, 04:00
A556/M56 Westbound hardshoulder Lane 1 closure (MP 7/5 to 6/4)
Category: Road Maintenance
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M56 eastbound jct 12 - 11 lanes one and two closure (MP 44/5 - 39/9)
Planned Roadworks National Highways
Halton
M56 · M56 Eastbound Between J12 And J11
Starts in 11 hours 57 minutes
Starts 15 Jun 2026, 20:00
Expected clear 16 Jun 2026, 05:00
M56 eastbound jct 12 - 11 lanes one and two closure (MP 44/5 - 39/9)
Category: Road Maintenance
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A494 Eastbound lane 2 closure (MP 0/7 to M56 56/2)
Planned Roadworks National Highways
Cheshire West And Chester
M56 · M56 Eastbound Between A494 And J15
Starts in 10 hours 57 minutes
Starts 15 Jun 2026, 19:00
Expected clear 16 Jun 2026, 04:00
A494 Eastbound lane 2 closure (MP 0/7 to M56 56/2)
Category: Construction Work
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M56 eastbound jct 12 - 11 lanes one and two closure (MP 44/5 - 39/9)
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Halton
M56 · M56 Eastbound Between J12 And J11
Cleared 4 hours 12 minutes ago
Started 14 Jun 2026, 20:02
Ended 15 Jun 2026, 03:50
M56 eastbound jct 12 - 11 lanes one and two closure (MP 44/5 - 39/9)
Category: Road Maintenance
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M56 eastbound jct 12 - 11 lanes one and two closure (MP 44/5 - 39/9)
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Halton
M56 · M56 Eastbound Between J12 And J11
Cleared 11 hours 32 minutes ago
Started 14 Jun 2026, 20:00
Ended 14 Jun 2026, 20:30
M56 eastbound jct 12 - 11 lanes one and two closure (MP 44/5 - 39/9)
Category: Road Maintenance
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