M56 Westbound Airport Spur hardshoulder closure (MP 12/5 to 12/9)

Cleared

Start time: Thu, Oct 1, 2026 8:24 AM
Expected end: Thu, Oct 1, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration: 5 hours 26 minutes 1 second
Road: M56 – M56 Westbound Within Junction For Manchester Airport
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Westbound
Reason: Maintenance Work

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First published: Thu, Oct 1, 2026 8:24 AM
Last updated: Thu, Oct 1, 2026 1:22 PM
Cleared: Thu, Oct 1, 2026 1:50 PM

Latest update: M56 Westbound Airport Spur hardshoulder closure (MP 12/5 to 12/9)

Coordinates: 53.371585, -2.283024
Latitude span: 53.370429 – 53.372816
Longitude span: -2.286592 – -2.280674
Bounding box centre: 53.371623, -2.283633
Location descriptions: M56 westbound within junction for Manchester Airport

link road from Manchester Airport to M56 J5 access

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Thu, Oct 1, 2026 8:24 AM
Overall feed end: Thu, Oct 1, 2026 4:00 PM
Feed window length: 7 hours 36 minutes
Probability code (raw): certain
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: M56 westbound within junction for Manchester Airport
Lane Usage: Lh
Lane Number: 0
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 2 operational lanes
Direction On Section: West Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: M56
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {65E7CB29-E49B-4C0E-ACE1-61CA28615D92}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 5 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.370429 -2.280674
53.370458 -2.280723

Segment 2

12 coordinate pairs

Description: link road from Manchester Airport to M56 J5 access
Lane Usage: Lh
Lane Number: 0
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 4 operational lanes
Direction On Section: West Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: M56
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {1E8DFB40-56ED-40EF-94DA-BC147D93CCD4}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 476 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.370458 -2.280723
53.370548 -2.280859
53.371336 -2.282217
53.371676 -2.282805
53.371774 -2.283031
53.371828 -2.283167
53.371872 -2.283273
53.371971 -2.283574
53.37206 -2.283905
53.372354 -2.284959
53.372603 -2.28584
53.372816 -2.286592

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 14
First coordinate pair: -2.280674, 53.370429
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 14

View geometry JSON

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Maintenance Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Other
Feed region label: westbound within