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M56 Westbound to M6 Northbound link road closure

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M56 Westbound to M6 Northbound link road closure

Start time
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 35 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M56 – Link Road From M56 J9 Westbound To M6 J20 Northbound/A50
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Westbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 3:35 AM
Last updated
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 4:21 AM
Cleared
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 4:35 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Westbound to M6 Northbound link road closure
Coordinates
53.352884, -2.504485
Latitude span
53.351243 – 53.355808
Longitude span
-2.506307 – -2.502747
Bounding box centre
53.353526, -2.504527
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
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 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

9 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
74 m
To Distance
219 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound within J20 before M56 J9 eastbound access
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
5 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
43 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.355463 -2.506001
53.355808 -2.506307

Segment 3

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
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 4

6 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M56 J9 westbound to M6 J20 northbound
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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 5

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound within J20 before M56 J9 eastbound access
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
5 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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 6

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
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
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
3
Record created
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 3:35 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 4:21 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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