A556 Southbound from B5569 to Jct 19 Lane 1 closure

Cleared

A556 Southbound from B5569 to Jct 19 Lane 1 closure

Start time
Mon, Sep 21, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
2 seconds
Road
A556 – A556 Southbound Between M56 J7 And M6 J19
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Aug 25, 2026 8:21 AM
Last updated
Mon, Sep 21, 2026 8:20 PM
Cleared
Mon, Sep 21, 2026 9:00 PM
  • Latest update: A556 Southbound from B5569 to Jct 19 Lane 1 closure
Coordinates
53.315559, -2.419201
Latitude span
53.312827 – 53.319456
Longitude span
-2.420467 – -2.417944
Bounding box centre
53.316142, -2.419206
Location descriptions
  • A556 southbound between M56 J7 and M6 J19
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Sep 21, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 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 southbound between M56 J7 and M6 J19
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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A556
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{8473674D-74B2-3E33-CBA8-4DC7E2741E11}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
52 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.31324 -2.418281
53.313067 -2.418192
53.312957 -2.418126
53.312839 -2.417974
53.312827 -2.417944

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs
Description
A556 southbound between M56 J7 and M6 J19
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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A556
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{782FAA97-727A-4BDD-B94C-CD39BF9F59B2}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
59 m
To Distance
295 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.319456 -2.420467
53.319214 -2.420435
53.31883 -2.420368
53.318421 -2.420291
53.317937 -2.420146
53.317511 -2.420046
53.317357 -2.420001

Segment 3

9 coordinate pairs
Description
A556 southbound between M56 J7 and M6 J19
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A556
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{DEEEAEEF-D906-483B-97B8-BA8752CA7C57}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
472 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.317357 -2.420001
53.316606 -2.419777
53.315707 -2.419463
53.315114 -2.419216
53.314746 -2.419047
53.313582 -2.418461
53.313455 -2.418394
53.313282 -2.418302
53.31324 -2.418281
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
21
First coordinate pair
-2.418281, 53.313240
Road section segments
1
Road section points
21
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Tue, Aug 25, 2026 8:21 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Sep 21, 2026 8:20 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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