A556 Southbound Lane 1 closure from Little Bowden Roundabout

Cleared

Start time: Wed, Jul 8, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end: Thu, Jul 9, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration: 2 seconds
Road: A556 – A556 Southbound Within The M56/A56 Junction
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: Lane 1 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason: Maintenance Work

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First published: Mon, Jul 6, 2026 2:25 PM
Last updated: Wed, Jul 8, 2026 8:02 AM
Cleared: Wed, Jul 8, 2026 7:00 PM

Latest update: A556 Southbound Lane 1 closure from Little Bowden Roundabout

Coordinates: 53.364775, -2.389312
Latitude span: 53.363070 – 53.365985
Longitude span: -2.391685 – -2.386318
Bounding box centre: 53.364528, -2.389002
Location descriptions: A556 southbound within the M56/A56 junction

A556 southbound access from M56 J7/A56

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Wed, Jul 8, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end: Thu, Jul 9, 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

2 coordinate pairs

Description: A556 southbound 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: South Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start2 End2
Linear Element Road: A556
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {DC7EA28E-63F4-4248-B115-869E84203A82}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 21 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.363541 -2.391201
53.363369 -2.391364

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs

Description: A556 southbound 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: South Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start2 End1
Linear Element Road: A556
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {2866FEB4-AB2E-44B3-95EC-8D4ACC63511E}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 39 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.363369 -2.391364
53.363153 -2.391603
53.36307 -2.391685

Segment 3

15 coordinate pairs

Description: A556 southbound access from M56 J7/A56
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: {68A33C20-C25A-45B4-8564-6322E7790E62}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance: 18 m
To Distance: 355 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.365985 -2.386707
53.36597 -2.386976
53.36594 -2.387137
53.365896 -2.38734
53.365833 -2.387581
53.36576 -2.387814
53.365679 -2.38804
53.365575 -2.388309
53.365482 -2.388532
53.365383 -2.388748
53.36528 -2.388956
53.36513 -2.38923
53.364843 -2.389681
53.364359 -2.390374

Segment 4

5 coordinate pairs

Description: A556 southbound 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: South Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End2
Linear Element Road: A556
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {2B31A2C6-8C57-4782-A503-7ED8DFC6771F}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 106 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.364217 -2.390516
53.363965 -2.390754
53.363739 -2.390992
53.363541 -2.391201

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 25
First coordinate pair: -2.391201, 53.363541
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 25

View geometry JSON

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View road section coordinates

Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Maintenance Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Other