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A550 Southbound Shotwick to Welsh Border lane 2 closure

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A550 Southbound Shotwick to Welsh Border lane 2 closure

Start time
Tue, Apr 28, 2026 6:30 PM
Expected end
Wed, Apr 29, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours 30 minutes
Road
A550 – A550 Northbound Between A494 And A540
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Singlecarriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Apr 27, 2026 11:55 PM
Last updated
Tue, Apr 28, 2026 7:09 PM
Cleared
Wed, Apr 29, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: A550 Southbound Shotwick to Welsh Border lane 2 closure
Coordinates
53.241219, -2.986929
Latitude span
53.238074 – 53.242897
Longitude span
-2.987528 – -2.986452
Bounding box centre
53.240486, -2.986990
Location descriptions
  • A550 northbound between A494 and A540
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Apr 28, 2026 6:30 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Apr 29, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours 30 minutes
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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A550 northbound between A494 and A540
Carriageway
Single 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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Both
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A550
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{B6BB4308-8CF6-48A4-896C-E7AD88174A8C}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
14 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.241441 -2.986972
53.241567 -2.986941

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs
Description
A550 northbound between A494 and A540
Carriageway
Single 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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Both
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A550
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{38BDC0DA-871A-438F-8589-8A7B57C9B9A4}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
369 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.238698 -2.987382
53.239949 -2.987227
53.240318 -2.987169
53.240948 -2.98707
53.241029 -2.987054
53.241441 -2.986972

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A550 northbound between A494 and A540
Carriageway
Single 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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Both
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A550
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{ED93052E-233D-4F64-A143-6C2C66653089}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
9 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.241949 -2.986819
53.242028 -2.986788

Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A550 northbound between A494 and A540
Carriageway
Single 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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Both
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A550
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{72DB5CFD-DF79-486B-AB73-E6F264C88E14}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
43 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.241567 -2.986941
53.241759 -2.986894
53.241949 -2.986819

Segment 5

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A550 northbound between A494 and A540
Carriageway
Single 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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Both
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A550
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{1D33F267-CC8C-4542-8A91-2D4CC9C027EE}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
67 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.242028 -2.986788
53.242155 -2.986738
53.242381 -2.986653
53.24262 -2.986572

Segment 6

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A550 northbound between A494 and A540
Carriageway
Single 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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Both
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A550
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{2CBA4D28-4FE4-49B8-B382-96E5F8FEDB1A}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
19 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.24262 -2.986572
53.242786 -2.986502

Segment 7

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A550 northbound between A494 and A540
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A550
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{8043050A-E1B9-4977-B2E3-E70473FCC6B5}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
89 m
To Distance
97 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.238074 -2.987528
53.238133 -2.98747

Segment 8

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A550 northbound between A494 and A540
Carriageway
Single 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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Both
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A550
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{2DD612BF-B460-41F5-BCCE-86FDF4AD092F}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
12 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.242786 -2.986502
53.242897 -2.986452
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
24
First coordinate pair
-2.986972, 53.241441
Road section segments
1
Road section points
24
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Mon, Apr 27, 2026 11:55 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Apr 28, 2026 7:09 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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