M56 Westbound to M6 Northbound link road lane 2 closure
PlannedM56 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
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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
53.354936 -2.493451 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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