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A50 eastbound Meir Tunnel carriageway closure

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A50 eastbound Meir Tunnel carriageway closure

Start time
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 7:18 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jun 11, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 7 minutes 1 second
Road
A50 – A50 Eastbound Between A5007 Near Longton (East) And A520
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 7:18 PM
Last updated
Thu, Jun 11, 2026 3:10 AM
Cleared
Thu, Jun 11, 2026 3:25 AM
  • Latest update: A50 eastbound Meir Tunnel carriageway closure
Coordinates
52.977594, -2.103116
Latitude span
52.975527 – 52.979346
Longitude span
-2.109105 – -2.095251
Bounding box centre
52.977437, -2.102178
Location descriptions
  • A50 eastbound between A5007 near Longton (east) and A520
  • A50 eastbound within the A520 junction
  • A50 eastbound between A520 and A521 near Cheadle (west)
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 7:18 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jun 11, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 42 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
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
A50 eastbound between A5007 near Longton (east) and A520
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A50
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{75CB41A1-BCEF-4350-A62D-A97DF3D66527}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
429 m
To Distance
490 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.979346 -2.109105
52.979058 -2.108321

Segment 2

9 coordinate pairs
Description
A50 eastbound within the A520 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A50
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{533DB48E-6EEF-4E1C-B807-D06718FA3C74}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
410 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.977328 -2.101972
52.97689 -2.100631
52.976648 -2.099871
52.976513 -2.099394
52.976379 -2.098902
52.976209 -2.098246
52.976038 -2.097516
52.975806 -2.096443

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A50 eastbound within the A520 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A50
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{9A771D8A-8DAA-407E-9AF3-0437D6CFDB7C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
44 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.977526 -2.102574
52.977338 -2.102002
52.977335 -2.101993

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A50 eastbound within the A520 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A50
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{350164B4-79AA-4B1E-8976-1B722BCF5C6C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
78 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.977801 -2.103747
52.97755 -2.102662

Segment 5

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A50 eastbound within the A520 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A50
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{AD44DD97-979B-440D-81D0-68991D4B0009}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
6 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.97755 -2.102662
52.977526 -2.102574

Segment 6

6 coordinate pairs
Description
A50 eastbound within the A520 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A50
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{D57DB5E8-9ED3-40E8-AC26-C20629EAC3F2}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
25 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.978288 -2.105899
52.978284 -2.105884
52.978273 -2.105837
52.978257 -2.105768
52.978207 -2.105549

Segment 7

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A50 eastbound between A520 and A521 near Cheadle (west)
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A50
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{262D84C5-4B3A-4C9F-B909-71A9965EEA84}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
85 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.975806 -2.096443
52.975689 -2.095907
52.975527 -2.095251

Segment 8

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A50 eastbound within the A520 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A50
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{BBD5F1F0-B0F1-41D8-8D97-9D5B6D358E81}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
30 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.977902 -2.104163
52.977801 -2.103747

Segment 9

6 coordinate pairs
Description
A50 eastbound within the A520 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A50
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{4861EBA9-2FC3-4FD2-998A-14CC787450CC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
183 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.97878 -2.10759
52.978646 -2.107203
52.978502 -2.106726
52.978296 -2.105936
52.97829 -2.105908

Segment 10

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A50 eastbound within the A520 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A50
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{4599E268-2695-464D-B257-1A62CF4C409C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
99 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.978006 -2.104654
52.977974 -2.104505
52.977902 -2.104163
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
39
First coordinate pair
-2.109105, 52.979346
Road section segments
1
Road section points
39
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed region label
Longton
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 7:18 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Jun 11, 2026 3:10 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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