M6 Northbound to M56 Westbound link road closure
PlannedM6 Northbound to M56 Westbound link road closure
- Start time
- Thu, Jan 29, 2026 9:00 PM
- Expected end
- Fri, Jan 30, 2026 5:00 AM
- Duration
- 8 hours
- Road
- M56 – M56 Westbound Between J9 And J10
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Direction
- Westbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Reason
- Maintenance Work
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- First published
- Wed, Jan 14, 2026 7:08 AM
- Last updated
- Thu, Jan 29, 2026 4:49 PM
- Cleared
- Fri, Jan 30, 2026 5:00 AM
- Latest update: M6 Northbound to M56 Westbound link road closure
- Coordinates
- 53.349869, -2.507976
- Latitude span
- 53.348096 – 53.350647
- Longitude span
- -2.519798 – -2.499936
- Bounding box centre
- 53.349372, -2.509867
- Location descriptions
-
- M56 westbound between J9 and J10
- link road from M6 J20 northbound to M56 J9 westbound
- link road from M6 J20 northbound to M56 J9 westbound/A50
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Thu, Jan 29, 2026 9:00 PM
- Overall feed end
- Fri, Jan 30, 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
2 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 westbound between J9 and J10
- 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
- {15773CB1-64E4-4D7F-B587-81DAB3D0938B}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 70 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.348348 -2.518822 53.348096 -2.519798
Segment 2
3 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 westbound between J9 and J10
- 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
- {54DCF458-09A3-4991-9CA6-EC3531FC658C}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 148 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.348872 -2.516769 53.348668 -2.517564 53.348348 -2.518822
Segment 3
20 coordinate pairs- Description
- link road from M6 J20 northbound to M56 J9 westbound
- 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
- {36CEF8D9-1007-47DC-B66F-8ECE20C5165C}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway Entry Slip
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 672 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.350191 -2.502019 53.35024 -2.502271 53.350279 -2.502471 53.350384 -2.503208 53.350418 -2.503449 53.350471 -2.50378 53.350574 -2.504833 53.350608 -2.505359 53.350641 -2.506035 53.350647 -2.506786 53.350635 -2.507537 53.350605 -2.508063 53.350558 -2.508738 53.350555 -2.508768 53.350483 -2.509488 53.350408 -2.510073 53.350353 -2.510403 53.350306 -2.510733 53.350177 -2.511468 53.350104 -2.511933
Segment 4
3 coordinate pairs- Description
- link road from M6 J20 northbound to M56 J9 westbound/A50
- 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
- {18E34B18-ADBA-4D3C-B751-1A942582CAEF}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway Exit Slip
- From Distance
- 157 m
- To Distance
- 213 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.34902 -2.499936 53.349299 -2.500356 53.349388 -2.500507
Segment 5
6 coordinate pairs- Description
- link road from M6 J20 northbound to M56 J9 westbound/A50
- 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
- {39DA06BD-A207-4FC3-81E6-71E68B30F445}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway Exit Slip
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 134 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.349388 -2.500507 53.349504 -2.500689 53.349639 -2.500946 53.349727 -2.501112 53.349781 -2.501217 53.350191 -2.502019
Segment 6
6 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 westbound between J9 and J10
- 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
- {F8A78A5B-4991-4EEB-BE3E-AD97E30DD6A5}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 349 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.350104 -2.511933 53.350018 -2.512259 53.349912 -2.512681 53.349729 -2.513403 53.349198 -2.515497 53.348872 -2.516769
- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 40
- First coordinate pair
- -2.518822, 53.348348
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 40
View geometry JSON
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- Cause type
- Road Maintenance
- Detailed cause
- Maintenance Work
- Compliance
- Mandatory
- Probability
- Probable
- Validity status
- Planned
- Road management
- Carriageway Closures
- Feed provider
- National Highways
- Data source
- Roadworks
- Feed version
- 1
- Record created
- Wed, Jan 14, 2026 7:08 AM
- Record versioned
- Thu, Jan 29, 2026 4:49 PM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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