A56 Northbound lane 1 closure with switch (MP 1/7 to 3/0)

Cleared

Start time: Thu, Oct 8, 2026 7:24 PM
Expected end: Fri, Oct 9, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration: 6 hours 6 minutes 2 seconds
Road: A56 – A56 Northbound Between M66/A680/A676 And A682
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Northbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: Lane 1 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work

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First published: Thu, Oct 8, 2026 7:36 PM
Last updated: Fri, Oct 9, 2026 12:24 AM
Cleared: Fri, Oct 9, 2026 1:30 AM

Latest update: A56 Northbound lane 1 closure with switch (MP 1/7 to 3/0)

Coordinates: 53.684939, -2.306667
Latitude span: 53.677508 – 53.690938
Longitude span: -2.308553 – -2.306001
Bounding box centre: 53.684223, -2.307277
Location descriptions: A56 northbound between M66/A680/A676 and A682

A56 northbound between A682 and A681

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Thu, Oct 8, 2026 7:24 PM
Overall feed end: Fri, Oct 9, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length: 8 hours 36 minutes
Probability code (raw): certain
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: A56 northbound between M66/A680/A676 and A682
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: A56
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {4628C520-F411-4A70-AE32-9EC97CB4FBA3}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 309 m
To Distance: 396 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.677508 -2.308553
53.678261 -2.308231

Segment 2

18 coordinate pairs

Description: A56 northbound between M66/A680/A676 and A682
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: A56
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {EF4EBA0E-2B00-44D0-91E9-66B1F9224148}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 1,149 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.679331 -2.307784
53.680204 -2.307427
53.681739 -2.306809
53.682534 -2.306521
53.683461 -2.30627
53.684189 -2.306124
53.684333 -2.30611
53.684585 -2.306067
53.685079 -2.30604
53.685978 -2.306001
53.68641 -2.306004
53.687146 -2.306066
53.6872 -2.30607
53.687551 -2.306088
53.687766 -2.30612
53.688261 -2.306214
53.688449 -2.306254

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs

Description: A56 northbound between A682 and A681
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: A56
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {7248EDC6-1F97-4265-9075-05B9EBA51F36}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 281 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.690227 -2.306834
53.690677 -2.306944
53.690938 -2.306983

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 24
First coordinate pair: -2.308553, 53.677508
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 24

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View road section coordinates

Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Other