M56 Westbound Lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 53/4 to 56/3)

Planned

Start time: Thu, Aug 20, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end: Fri, Aug 21, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 10 hours
Road: M56 – M56 Westbound Between J14 And J15
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Westbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 2 of 2 lanes affected, 2 of 3 lanes affected
Reason: Roadworks

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First published: Wed, Aug 19, 2026 4:30 AM
Last updated: Thu, Aug 20, 2026 4:03 AM
Cleared: Fri, Aug 21, 2026 5:00 AM

Latest update: M56 Westbound Lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 53/4 to 56/3)

Coordinates: 53.251866, -2.841455
Latitude span: 53.250392 – 53.253584
Longitude span: -2.847456 – -2.835384
Bounding box centre: 53.251988, -2.841420
Location descriptions: M56 westbound between J14 and J15

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Thu, Aug 20, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end: Fri, Aug 21, 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

18 coordinate pairs

Description: M56 westbound between J14 and J15
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes 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: {67F8B1EC-F56A-41BE-97AC-383033077B65}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 337 m
To Distance: 1,125 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.253513 -2.835567
53.253339 -2.836042
53.253257 -2.836266
53.252935 -2.837264
53.252779 -2.837771
53.252512 -2.838695
53.252225 -2.839769
53.251976 -2.840783
53.251763 -2.841603
53.25168 -2.841924
53.25143 -2.842886
53.251122 -2.844213
53.251032 -2.844601
53.250911 -2.845094
53.250772 -2.84569
53.250743 -2.845827
53.250677 -2.846133

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs

Description: M56 westbound between J14 and J15
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes 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: {8062E4FF-D178-401B-B784-0896E4D51641}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 93 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.250677 -2.846133
53.250392 -2.847456

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 20
First coordinate pair: -2.835384, 53.253584
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 20

View geometry JSON

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