M56 Westbound to M6 Northbound link road closure

Planned

Start time: Mon, Aug 17, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end: Tue, Aug 18, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 8 hours
Road: M56 – M56 Westbound Between J8 And J9
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Westbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Roadworks

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First published: Tue, Jul 7, 2026 9:02 AM
Last updated: Mon, Aug 17, 2026 7:31 PM
Cleared: Tue, Aug 18, 2026 5:00 AM

Latest update: M56 Westbound to M6 Northbound link road 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: M56 westbound between J8 and J9

link road from M56 J9 westbound to M6 J20 northbound/A50

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Mon, Aug 17, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end: Tue, Aug 18, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 8 hours
Probability code (raw): probable
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

4 coordinate pairs

Description: M56 westbound between J8 and J9
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
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: {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

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53.355539 -2.491129
53.355384 -2.491713
53.354936 -2.493451

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs

Description: link road from M56 J9 westbound to M6 J20 northbound/A50
Lanes Restricted: 3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 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
53.351101 -2.501459
53.3511 -2.501654

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs

Description: link road from M56 J9 westbound to M6 J20 northbound/A50
Lanes Restricted: 3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 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

53.3511 -2.501654
53.351143 -2.502225
53.351222 -2.502662
53.351243 -2.502747

Segment 4

24 coordinate pairs

Description: link road from M56 J9 westbound to M6 J20 northbound/A50
Lanes Restricted: 3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 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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Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 35
First coordinate pair: -2.489149, 53.356067
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 35

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View road section coordinates

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