M56 Eastbound to M6 Northbound link road lane 1 closure

Planned

M56 Eastbound to M6 Northbound link road lane 1 closure

Start time
Mon, Mar 30, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Mar 31, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M6 – Link Road From M56 J9 Eastbound To M6 J20A Southbound
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 4 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Active
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Mar 30, 2026 7:34 PM
Last updated
Mon, Mar 30, 2026 8:11 PM
Cleared
Tue, Mar 31, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Eastbound to M6 Northbound link road lane 1 closure
Coordinates
53.352089, -2.510033
Latitude span
53.349599 – 53.354081
Longitude span
-2.515242 – -2.507321
Bounding box centre
53.351840, -2.511282
Location descriptions
  • link road from M56 J9 eastbound to M6 J20A southbound
  • link road from M56 J9 eastbound to A50
  • link road from M56 J9 eastbound to M6 J20 northbound/A50
  • link road from M56 J9 eastbound to M6 J20/A50
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Mar 30, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Mar 31, 2026 5:00 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M56 J9 eastbound to M6 J20A southbound
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{8BB6E713-7AA9-4714-ACA7-1BA8E82F3763}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
14 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.351756 -2.510225
53.351801 -2.510028

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M56 J9 eastbound to A50
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{5713C98C-D790-43E3-8C76-40367B4D3437}
Linear Element Type
Other
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
71 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.353457 -2.507556
53.353574 -2.507497
53.353844 -2.50738
53.353961 -2.507352
53.354069 -2.507323
53.354081 -2.507321

Segment 3

12 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M56 J9 eastbound to M6 J20 northbound/A50
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{B8B569FE-1B09-4B3B-8C1A-2CDE583FFF56}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
12 m
To Distance
261 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.351835 -2.5101
53.351884 -2.510024
53.351935 -2.509951
53.351973 -2.509897
53.35229 -2.5093
53.352567 -2.508792
53.352779 -2.508404
53.352996 -2.508076
53.353069 -2.507972
53.353213 -2.507793
53.353367 -2.50763
53.353457 -2.507556

Segment 4

9 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M56 J9 eastbound to M6 J20/A50
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{7CABDE95-33C6-45FE-AFC0-3D7BCB0833F0}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
70 m
To Distance
483 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.349605 -2.515221
53.349722 -2.514848
53.349959 -2.514094
53.350078 -2.513765
53.350541 -2.512689
53.350648 -2.51246
53.350758 -2.512226
53.351756 -2.510225
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
29
First coordinate pair
-2.510225, 53.351756
Road section segments
1
Road section points
29
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, Mar 30, 2026 7:34 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Mar 30, 2026 8:11 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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