M56 Westbound Jct 5 exit slip road lane 1 closure continuing down Airport Spur

Cleared

Start time: Thu, Oct 29, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end: Fri, Oct 30, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration: 6 hours 10 minutes 2 seconds
Road: M56 – Link Road From M56 J5 To Manchester Airport
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Eastbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: Lane 1 closed, 1 of 4 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason: Maintenance Work

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First published: Thu, Oct 29, 2026 9:47 AM
Last updated: Fri, Oct 30, 2026 2:54 AM
Cleared: Fri, Oct 30, 2026 3:10 AM

Latest update: M56 Westbound Jct 5 exit slip road lane 1 closure continuing down Airport Spur

Coordinates: 53.374970, -2.283088
Latitude span: 53.370529 – 53.378238
Longitude span: -2.283975 – -2.280458
Bounding box centre: 53.374384, -2.282216
Location descriptions: link road from M56 J5 to Manchester Airport

M56 westbound between J4 and J5

M56 J5 westbound exit for Manchester Airport

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Thu, Oct 29, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end: Fri, Oct 30, 2026 6:00 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

16 coordinate pairs

Description: link road from M56 J5 to Manchester Airport
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: {1F334AD9-7120-4186-B5BC-A8679D31048F}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 504 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.373202 -2.283627
53.373013 -2.283536
53.372861 -2.28343
53.372807 -2.283399
53.372619 -2.283217
53.372439 -2.283021
53.372197 -2.282704
53.371409 -2.281646
53.371239 -2.281435
53.370549 -2.280483
53.370529 -2.280458

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs

Description: M56 westbound between J4 and J5
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
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: West Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: M56
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {20983F0E-C42D-4C42-A303-BBA599EC92E6}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 435 m
To Distance: 523 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.378006 -2.281946
53.377916 -2.282095
53.377672 -2.282515

Segment 3

18 coordinate pairs

Description: M56 J5 westbound exit for Manchester Airport
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: {33EB8EB8-381D-4037-9779-89BC54D11AB5}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 386 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.376849 -2.283399
53.376733 -2.283525
53.376495 -2.283697
53.376316 -2.283802
53.376185 -2.283846
53.376134 -2.283873
53.376093 -2.283887
53.37601 -2.283917
53.375709 -2.283975
53.375035 -2.28391
53.374631 -2.283892
53.374425 -2.283916

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 38
First coordinate pair: -2.283916, 53.374425
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 38

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View road section coordinates

Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Maintenance Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Other
Feed region label: Manchester Airport