M56 Westbound Jct 9 exit slip road hardshoulder closure

Cleared

Start time: Tue, Oct 20, 2026 5:00 AM
Expected end: Fri, Oct 23, 2026 10:00 PM
Duration: 3 days 17 hours
Road: M56 – Link Road From M56 J9 Westbound To M6 J20 Northbound/A50
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Westbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason: Repair Work

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First published: Wed, Sep 30, 2026 1:51 PM
Last updated: Wed, Oct 14, 2026 12:02 AM
Cleared: Fri, Oct 23, 2026 10:00 PM

Latest update: M56 Westbound Jct 9 exit slip road hardshoulder closure

Coordinates: 53.352743, -2.498166
Latitude span: 53.351100 – 53.356067
Longitude span: -2.502747 – -2.489149
Bounding box centre: 53.353584, -2.495948
Location descriptions: link road from M56 J9 westbound to M6 J20 northbound/A50

M56 westbound between J8 and J9

Feed validity status: Suspended
Overall feed start: Tue, Oct 20, 2026 5:00 AM
Overall feed end: Fri, Oct 23, 2026 10:00 PM
Feed window length: 3 days 17 hours
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

24 coordinate pairs

Description: link road from M56 J9 westbound to M6 J20 northbound/A50
Lane Usage: Lh
Lane Number: 0
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 End2
Linear Element Road: M56
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {067F28A2-D398-4FB7-ABD9-8EC7E0700386}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 696 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.353817 -2.496773
53.353645 -2.497102
53.353572 -2.497236
53.353527 -2.497296
53.353373 -2.497549
53.353012 -2.497996
53.352949 -2.498055
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53.351158 -2.500798
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53.35112 -2.501113
53.351111 -2.501263
53.351101 -2.501338

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs

Description: link road from M56 J9 westbound to M6 J20 northbound/A50
Lane Usage: Lh
Lane Number: 0
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: Start2 End2
Linear Element Road: M56
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {3B0159CF-7466-46A7-80A1-16C1B3C9C318}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 21 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.351101 -2.501338
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53.3511 -2.501654

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs

Description: M56 westbound between J8 and J9
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
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: {031A9FFB-65D2-4C4B-9E12-872C8FD067CF}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 217 m
To Distance: 529 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.356067 -2.489149
53.355539 -2.491129
53.355384 -2.491713
53.354936 -2.493451

Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs

Description: link road from M56 J9 westbound to M6 J20 northbound/A50
Lane Usage: Lh
Lane Number: 0
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: Start2 End1
Linear Element Road: M56
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {9BD052A8-A9A1-4E5F-BF82-3982A788FBF0}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 74 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.351143 -2.502225
53.351222 -2.502662
53.351243 -2.502747

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 35
First coordinate pair: -2.493451, 53.354936
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 35

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View road section coordinates

Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Repair Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Suspended
Road management: Other