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A556 Northbound lane 1 closure

Planned

A556 Northbound lane 1 closure

Start time
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
A556 – A556 Northbound Between A50 And M56 J7
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Sep 28, 2026 2:34 PM
Last updated
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 4:31 AM
Cleared
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: A556 Northbound lane 1 closure
Coordinates
53.361539, -2.393555
Latitude span
53.357531 – 53.365818
Longitude span
-2.397520 – -2.389602
Bounding box centre
53.361675, -2.393561
Location descriptions
  • A556 northbound between A50 and M56 J7
  • A556 northbound within the M56/A56 junction
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 4:00 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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
A556 northbound between A50 and M56 J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
A556
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{4CC12E4B-5944-40B3-8BF2-07D3A31AA908}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
250 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.361529 -2.393713
53.361763 -2.393453
53.362881 -2.392156
53.363188 -2.391799
53.363387 -2.39159

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
A556 northbound between A50 and M56 J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A556
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{4B5C246B-A924-4851-AB61-022E41E36EF0}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
294 m
To Distance
532 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.357531 -2.39752
53.357867 -2.397139
53.357989 -2.397011
53.358616 -2.396371
53.358929 -2.396056
53.359357 -2.395641

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A556 northbound within the M56/A56 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A556
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{1FD387E0-76F9-4E33-8547-4D8DA15F2BD8}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
192 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.364251 -2.390817
53.365818 -2.389602

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A556 northbound between A50 and M56 J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
A556
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{BA9585CC-9750-4C1B-8A97-A80D65F1E713}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
23 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.363387 -2.39159
53.363567 -2.391411

Segment 5

6 coordinate pairs
Description
A556 northbound between A50 and M56 J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A556
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{2DB1E2C0-290E-4646-8711-C3C7D62CFDB4}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
273 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.359357 -2.395641
53.360779 -2.394481
53.360951 -2.394332
53.361239 -2.394035
53.361515 -2.393729
53.361529 -2.393713

Segment 6

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A556 northbound between A50 and M56 J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
A556
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{96CAF606-50B3-4A5C-8322-3DEA2CB53CF6}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
85 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.363567 -2.391411
53.363684 -2.391292
53.364251 -2.390817
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
24
First coordinate pair
-2.393713, 53.361529
Road section segments
1
Road section points
24
View geometry JSON 
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View road section coordinates 
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Sep 28, 2026 2:34 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 4:31 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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