A56 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 4/9 to 3/6)

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A56 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 4/9 to 3/6)

Start time
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
1 second
Road
A56 – A56 Southbound Between B6232 And A681
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 10:45 PM
Last updated
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 5:38 PM
Cleared
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 7:00 PM
  • Latest update: A56 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 4/9 to 3/6)
Coordinates
53.696905, -2.326981
Latitude span
53.693811 – 53.699607
Longitude span
-2.331915 – -2.319743
Bounding box centre
53.696709, -2.325829
Location descriptions
  • A56 southbound between B6232 and A681
  • A56 southbound within the A681 junction
  • A56 southbound between A680 and B6232
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Sep 25, 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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
A56 southbound between B6232 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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{A32E42C0-C453-4B49-AA84-F452BF8DA34D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
461 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.696852 -2.327162
53.696825 -2.327102
53.695985 -2.325217
53.695458 -2.324032
53.695024 -2.322999
53.694404 -2.321525

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
A56 southbound within the A681 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 End1
Linear Element Road
A56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{EA456D37-8CD5-4294-B97B-B87F6CA4EBB2}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
135 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.694404 -2.321525
53.694154 -2.320932
53.694029 -2.320598
53.693931 -2.320234
53.693811 -2.319743

Segment 3

11 coordinate pairs
Description
A56 southbound between A680 and B6232
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
A56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{A6ECEF6F-F159-4714-9C25-77EE03B86186}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
5 m
To Distance
284 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.699607 -2.331915
53.699499 -2.331818
53.699311 -2.331619
53.699007 -2.331269
53.698747 -2.330933
53.698496 -2.330553
53.698353 -2.330324
53.698228 -2.330127
53.698067 -2.329822
53.697924 -2.329488
53.697763 -2.329123

Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A56 southbound between B6232 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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{6CE4962B-2B0D-412D-B42A-5DD9B2786E25}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
164 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.697763 -2.329123
53.697656 -2.32888
53.69737 -2.328287
53.696852 -2.327162
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
26
First coordinate pair
-2.327162, 53.696852
Road section segments
1
Road section points
26
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 10:45 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 5:38 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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