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M56 Westbound lane 1 closure with switch (MP 26/9 to M6 )

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M56 Westbound lane 1 closure with switch (MP 26/9 to M6 )

Start time
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Sep 19, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
2 seconds
Road
M56 – Link Road From M56 J9 Westbound To M6 J20 Northbound/A50
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Westbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 4 lanes affected
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 2:10 PM
Last updated
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 7:32 AM
Cleared
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 8:00 PM
  • Latest update: M56 Westbound lane 1 closure with switch (MP 26/9 to M6 )
Coordinates
53.352874, -2.504477
Latitude span
53.351243 – 53.355554
Longitude span
-2.506082 – -2.502747
Bounding box centre
53.353399, -2.504415
Location descriptions
  • link road from M56 J9 westbound to M6 J20 northbound/A50
  • M6 northbound within J20 before M56 J9 eastbound access
  • link road from M56 J9 westbound to M6 J20 northbound
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Sep 19, 2026 5:00 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

9 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M56 J9 westbound to M6 J20 northbound/A50
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
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
74 m
To Distance
219 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.351243 -2.502747
53.351337 -2.503129
53.351374 -2.50322
53.351479 -2.503476
53.351836 -2.504021
53.351881 -2.504097
53.351916 -2.504142
53.351997 -2.504218
53.352105 -2.50431

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M56 J9 westbound to M6 J20 northbound/A50
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
{D66ACF91-53A8-49A0-BDCE-716CA813988B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
37 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.352275 -2.504432
53.35232 -2.504448
53.352598 -2.504586

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound within J20 before M56 J9 eastbound access
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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{1CE1CDA8-BFFC-4827-97AF-F52931D053B6}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
152 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.354277 -2.504861
53.355173 -2.505743
53.355463 -2.506001

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound within J20 before M56 J9 eastbound access
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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{4E1B4988-FFF5-457D-A6A6-6D28B7B96BCE}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
11 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.355463 -2.506001
53.355554 -2.506082

Segment 5

6 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M56 J9 westbound to M6 J20 northbound
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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{D560131B-A9D5-4F54-AB20-0CEFC9B4D2B3}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
189 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.352598 -2.504586
53.352733 -2.504573
53.353038 -2.504546
53.353497 -2.504567
53.35373 -2.50463
53.354277 -2.504861

Segment 6

3 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M56 J9 westbound to M6 J20 northbound/A50
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
{E09FFED7-BE83-481B-95FE-D444F7F77311}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
20 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.352105 -2.50431
53.352185 -2.504371
53.352275 -2.504432
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
26
First coordinate pair
-2.502747, 53.351243
Road section segments
1
Road section points
26
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
52
Record created
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 2:10 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 7:32 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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