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

Cleared

Start time: Thu, Sep 24, 2026 6:58 PM
Expected end: Fri, Sep 25, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration: 1 hour 52 minutes 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

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First published: Thu, Sep 24, 2026 6:58 PM
Last updated: Thu, Sep 24, 2026 8:18 PM
Cleared: Thu, Sep 24, 2026 8:50 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: Active
Overall feed start: Thu, Sep 24, 2026 6:58 PM
Overall feed end: Fri, Sep 25, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length: 9 hours 2 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

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

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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

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53.694154 -2.320932
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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

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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

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Cause type: Construction Work
Detailed cause: Construction Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Other