M56 Westbound Jct 5 entry slip road closure

Cleared

Start time: Thu, Mar 12, 2026 8:10 PM
Expected end: Fri, Mar 13, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration: 7 hours 50 minutes
Road: M56 – M56 J5 Westbound Access From Manchester Airport
Category: Construction Work
Direction: Westbound
Reason: Construction Work

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First published: Thu, Mar 12, 2026 8:10 PM
Last updated: Fri, Mar 13, 2026 12:18 AM
Cleared: Fri, Mar 13, 2026 4:00 AM

Latest update: M56 Westbound Jct 5 entry slip road closure

Coordinates: 53.372775, -2.288433
Latitude span: 53.372120 – 53.373012
Longitude span: -2.290251 – -2.286592
Bounding box centre: 53.372566, -2.288422
Location descriptions: M56 J5 westbound access from Manchester Airport

link road from Manchester Airport to M56 J5 access

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Thu, Mar 12, 2026 8:10 PM
Overall feed end: Fri, Mar 13, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length: 7 hours 50 minutes
Probability code (raw): certain
Compliance option (raw): mandatory
Source identification (raw): roadworks

Management type value: carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
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 J5 westbound access from Manchester Airport
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 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: {E816A583-ACFE-4B03-83C6-003D447AF41D}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 234 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.372901 -2.287037
53.37293 -2.28722
53.372959 -2.287413
53.372986 -2.287639
53.373003 -2.287744
53.373012 -2.28791
53.373012 -2.28803
53.373002 -2.2883
53.372975 -2.288495
53.372956 -2.288631
53.372902 -2.288886
53.372829 -2.289081
53.372775 -2.289216
53.372748 -2.289275
53.372658 -2.28944
53.372595 -2.289531
53.372378 -2.289844

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs

Description: link road from Manchester Airport to M56 J5 access
Lanes Restricted: 4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 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: 476 m
To Distance: 485 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.372816 -2.286592
53.372853 -2.286721

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs

Description: M56 J5 westbound access from Manchester Airport
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 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: {557068D0-B2BD-4D94-A0A5-945954BA0E84}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 39 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.372378 -2.289844
53.37218 -2.290143
53.37212 -2.290251

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 23
First coordinate pair: -2.286721, 53.372853
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 23

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Cause type: Construction Work
Detailed cause: Construction Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Carriageway Closures
Feed region label: Manchester Airport