A55 Southbound Jct 40 entry slip Lane 2 closure

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A55 Southbound Jct 40 entry slip Lane 2 closure

Start time
Sun, Oct 18, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
7 hours 50 minutes 2 seconds
Road
A55 – A55 Eastbound Access From A51
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 1:24 AM
Last updated
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 3:33 AM
Cleared
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 3:50 AM
  • Latest update: A55 Southbound Jct 40 entry slip Lane 2 closure
Coordinates
53.197136, -2.844661
Latitude span
53.195228 – 53.200435
Longitude span
-2.845385 – -2.843870
Bounding box centre
53.197832, -2.844628
Location descriptions
  • A55 eastbound access from A51
  • A55 eastbound between A51 and M53/A56
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sun, Oct 18, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 5:00 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

10 coordinate pairs
Description
A55 eastbound access from A51
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A55
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{BD3C0C7A-6571-4BCF-B716-6EB5DB66FF60}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
12 m
To Distance
291 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.195228 -2.845385
53.195619 -2.845145
53.195908 -2.844986
53.196052 -2.844929
53.196205 -2.844872
53.19643 -2.844817
53.196466 -2.844808
53.197097 -2.84465
53.197556 -2.844539
53.197673 -2.844512

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A55 eastbound between A51 and M53/A56
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A55
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3FE86C3B-B417-4354-9BA9-8B343566CB0F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
230 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.198376 -2.844241
53.200435 -2.84387

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A55 eastbound access from A51
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A55
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C05740C5-262F-4169-8A9B-F814E8698AB2}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
80 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.197673 -2.844512
53.197952 -2.844413
53.198376 -2.844241
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
15
First coordinate pair
-2.845385, 53.195228
Road section segments
1
Road section points
15
View geometry JSON
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            [
                -2.844929,
                53.196052
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            [
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            [
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View road section coordinates
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        [
            -2.845385,
            53.195228
        ],
        [
            -2.845145,
            53.195619
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        [
            -2.844986,
            53.195908
        ],
        [
            -2.844929,
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        ],
        [
            -2.844872,
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        ],
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        ],
        [
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            53.196466
        ],
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            -2.84465,
            53.197097
        ],
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            -2.844539,
            53.197556
        ],
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            -2.844512,
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
        [
            -2.844413,
            53.197952
        ],
        [
            -2.844241,
            53.198376
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 1:24 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 3:33 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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