M56 Westbound to M6 Northbound link road lane 2 closure

Planned

M56 Westbound to M6 Northbound link road lane 2 closure

Start time
Sat, May 23, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sun, May 24, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M56 – Link Road From M56 J9 Westbound To M6 J20 Northbound/A50
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Westbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Active
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, May 8, 2026 7:51 AM
Last updated
Sun, May 24, 2026 4:44 AM
Cleared
Sun, May 24, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M56 Westbound to M6 Northbound link road lane 2 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
Planned
Overall feed start
Sat, May 23, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sun, May 24, 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

24 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M56 J9 westbound to M6 J20 northbound/A50
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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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53.35444 -2.494954
53.354427 -2.494992
53.354035 -2.496175
53.353926 -2.496474
53.353881 -2.496609
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
53.352733 -2.498278
53.3521 -2.498931
53.351856 -2.499229
53.351546 -2.499684
53.351399 -2.499988
53.351262 -2.500388
53.351158 -2.500798
53.351138 -2.500963
53.35112 -2.501113
53.351111 -2.501263
53.351101 -2.501338

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 westbound between J8 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M56 J9 westbound to M6 J20 northbound/A50
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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
53.351101 -2.501459
53.3511 -2.501654

Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M56 J9 westbound to M6 J20 northbound/A50
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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
53.3511 -2.501654
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
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, May 8, 2026 7:51 AM
Record versioned
Sun, May 24, 2026 4:44 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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