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M6 Southbound to M56 Eastbound link road closure

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M6 Southbound to M56 Eastbound link road closure

Start time
Mon, Jul 6, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
6 hours 45 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M56 – Link Road From M6 J20A Southbound Exit To M56 J9 Eastbound
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Jul 6, 2026 11:52 PM
Last updated
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 2:30 AM
Cleared
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 2:45 AM
  • Latest update: M6 Southbound to M56 Eastbound link road closure
Coordinates
53.355643, -2.498550
Latitude span
53.354755 – 53.356558
Longitude span
-2.504272 – -2.487981
Bounding box centre
53.355657, -2.496127
Location descriptions
  • link road from M6 J20A southbound exit to M56 J9 eastbound
  • link road from M6 J20A southbound exit/A50 to M56 J9
  • link road from A50 to M56 J9
  • M56 eastbound between J9 and J7
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Jul 6, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 4:00 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

17 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M6 J20A southbound exit to M56 J9 eastbound
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{6077C1FC-FF90-4CC6-A120-67FFE51409E8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
412 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.355588 -2.498777
53.35536 -2.498309
53.355116 -2.49781
53.355063 -2.497659
53.354983 -2.497448
53.354947 -2.497342
53.354921 -2.497252
53.354876 -2.497101
53.354797 -2.496619
53.354772 -2.496334
53.354755 -2.496108
53.354755 -2.495943
53.354784 -2.495598
53.354794 -2.495417
53.354849 -2.495072
53.355243 -2.493139

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M6 J20A southbound exit/A50 to M56 J9
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{9B3FF60B-B105-4C16-9811-9E0FD1A3B75F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
53 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.35634 -2.503819
53.356306 -2.503443
53.356301 -2.503278
53.356294 -2.503017

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from A50 to M56 J9
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{E1ED9B60-DFB0-4D13-8089-2D91BFD91652}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
199 m
To Distance
233 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.356403 -2.503985
53.35634 -2.503819

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M6 J20A southbound exit/A50 to M56 J9
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{6B32CBAB-D018-4D34-8B10-DA9093026781}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
33 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.355803 -2.499155
53.355597 -2.498792

Segment 5

11 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M6 J20A southbound exit/A50 to M56 J9
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{662FBABA-C9C4-4332-8412-C5EF1EE19D40}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
268 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.356243 -2.501234
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53.356209 -2.500752
53.356183 -2.500497
53.356157 -2.500301
53.356087 -2.499955
53.356016 -2.499683
53.355927 -2.499442
53.355803 -2.499155

Segment 6

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 eastbound between J9 and J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{CE98048E-0914-431A-837F-9BB21B9F0D88}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
373 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.355353 -2.492704
53.355737 -2.491221
53.356558 -2.487981
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
41
First coordinate pair
-2.498792, 53.355597
Road section segments
1
Road section points
41
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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
Mon, Jul 6, 2026 11:52 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Jul 7, 2026 2:30 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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