M56 Westbound Jct 3a entry slip road lane 1 closure

Cleared

Start time: Wed, Sep 30, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end: Thu, Oct 1, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 9 hours 15 minutes 1 second
Road: M56 – M56 J3A Westbound Access
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Westbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason: Maintenance Work

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First published: Fri, Aug 7, 2026 8:37 AM
Last updated: Thu, Oct 1, 2026 3:58 AM
Cleared: Thu, Oct 1, 2026 4:15 AM

Latest update: M56 Westbound Jct 3a entry slip road lane 1 closure

Coordinates: 53.396527, -2.268705
Latitude span: 53.394823 – 53.398896
Longitude span: -2.269417 – -2.268258
Bounding box centre: 53.396860, -2.268838
Location descriptions: M56 J3A westbound access

M56 westbound between J3A and J3

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Wed, Sep 30, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end: Thu, Oct 1, 2026 5:00 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

6 coordinate pairs

Description: M56 J3A westbound access
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: West Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: M56
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {5BAEA264-E949-4454-9283-D1FDFC4C357C}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance: 13 m
To Distance: 249 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.398855 -2.268264
53.397542 -2.268391
53.397183 -2.268449
53.397003 -2.268508
53.396796 -2.268612

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs

Description: M56 westbound between J3A and J3
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Cl1
Lane Number: 1
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 3 operational lanes
Direction On Section: West Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End2
Linear Element Road: M56
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {218ABA1D-4B8C-439B-811F-90EF4F547432}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 31 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.396796 -2.268612
53.396553 -2.268625
53.396517 -2.26864

Segment 3

9 coordinate pairs

Description: M56 westbound between J3A and J3
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Cl1
Lane Number: 1
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 3 operational lanes
Direction On Section: West Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start2 End1
Linear Element Road: M56
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {7FCB803E-A3E9-4A87-9347-1A013EC127FC}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 196 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.396157 -2.268713
53.39605 -2.268742
53.395924 -2.268787
53.395771 -2.268846
53.395474 -2.269
53.395456 -2.269009
53.395168 -2.269173
53.394823 -2.269417

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 18
First coordinate pair: -2.268258, 53.398896
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 18

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