A556 Northbound A50 to Bowden exit slip road lane 1 closure
PlannedA556 Northbound A50 to Bowden exit slip road lane 1 closure
- Start time
- Fri, Feb 27, 2026 8:00 PM
- Expected end
- Sat, Feb 28, 2026 6:00 AM
- Duration
- 10 hours
- Road
- A556 – A556 Northbound Between A50 And M56 J7
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Direction
- Northbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes affected
- Lane 1 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
- Reason
- Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Active
Planned
Cleared
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- First published
- Thu, Feb 26, 2026 8:11 PM
- Last updated
- Fri, Feb 27, 2026 1:05 AM
- Cleared
- Sat, Feb 28, 2026 6:00 AM
- Latest update: A556 Northbound A50 to Bowden exit slip road lane 1 closure
- Coordinates
- 53.361395, -2.393932
- Latitude span
- 53.355123 – 53.368624
- Longitude span
- -2.400871 – -2.387338
- Bounding box centre
- 53.361874, -2.394105
- Location descriptions
-
- A556 northbound between A50 and M56 J7
- A556 northbound within the M56/A56 junction
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Fri, Feb 27, 2026 8:00 PM
- Overall feed end
- Sat, Feb 28, 2026 6:00 AM
- Feed window length
- 10 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
- A556 northbound between A50 and M56 J7
- 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
- North Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start1 End1
- Linear Element Road
- A556
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {2DB1E2C0-290E-4646-8711-C3C7D62CFDB4}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 273 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.359357 -2.395641 53.360779 -2.394481 53.360951 -2.394332 53.361239 -2.394035 53.361515 -2.393729 53.361529 -2.393713
Segment 2
2 coordinate pairs- Description
- A556 northbound between A50 and M56 J7
- 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
- North Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start2 End2
- Linear Element Road
- A556
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {BA9585CC-9750-4C1B-8A97-A80D65F1E713}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 23 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.363387 -2.39159 53.363567 -2.391411
Segment 3
5 coordinate pairs- Description
- A556 northbound between A50 and M56 J7
- 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
- North Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start1 End2
- Linear Element Road
- A556
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {4CC12E4B-5944-40B3-8BF2-07D3A31AA908}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 250 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.361529 -2.393713 53.361763 -2.393453 53.362881 -2.392156 53.363188 -2.391799 53.363387 -2.39159
Segment 4
3 coordinate pairs- Description
- A556 northbound between A50 and M56 J7
- 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
- North Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start1 End1
- Linear Element Road
- A556
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {A682E606-E6F9-43D3-85C6-1AE6C7245727}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 1,084 m
- To Distance
- 1,139 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.355123 -2.400871 53.3552 -2.400767 53.355494 -2.400337
Segment 5
3 coordinate pairs- Description
- A556 northbound between A50 and M56 J7
- 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
- North Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start2 End1
- Linear Element Road
- A556
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {96CAF606-50B3-4A5C-8322-3DEA2CB53CF6}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 85 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.363567 -2.391411 53.363684 -2.391292 53.364251 -2.390817
Segment 6
9 coordinate pairs- Description
- A556 northbound within the M56/A56 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
- North Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start1 End1
- Linear Element Road
- A556
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {1FD387E0-76F9-4E33-8547-4D8DA15F2BD8}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 543 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.364251 -2.390817 53.365881 -2.389553 53.366627 -2.388985 53.367335 -2.388332 53.367847 -2.387782 53.368183 -2.387411 53.368341 -2.387338 53.368524 -2.38734 53.368624 -2.387349
Segment 7
12 coordinate pairs- Description
- A556 northbound between A50 and M56 J7
- 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
- North Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start1 End1
- Linear Element Road
- A556
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {4B5C246B-A924-4851-AB61-022E41E36EF0}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 532 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 40
- First coordinate pair
- -2.395641, 53.359357
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 40
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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- Cause type
- Road Maintenance
- Detailed cause
- Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
- Compliance
- Mandatory
- Probability
- Probable
- Validity status
- Planned
- Road management
- Other
- Feed provider
- National Highways
- Data source
- Roadworks
- Feed version
- 1
- Record created
- Thu, Feb 26, 2026 8:11 PM
- Record versioned
- Fri, Feb 27, 2026 1:05 AM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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