A556 Northbound Lane 1 closure (MP 1/6 to 2/3)

Cleared

Start time: Sat, May 2, 2026 7:12 AM
Expected end: Sat, May 2, 2026 11:00 AM
Duration: 3 hours 48 minutes
Road: A556 – A556 Northbound Between M6 J19 And A50
Category: Construction Work
Direction: Northbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: Lane 1 closed
Reason: Construction Work

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First published: Sat, May 2, 2026 7:12 AM
Last updated: Sat, May 2, 2026 10:44 AM
Cleared: Sat, May 2, 2026 11:00 AM

Latest update: A556 Northbound Lane 1 closure (MP 1/6 to 2/3)

Coordinates: 53.330349, -2.421938
Latitude span: 53.326783 – 53.332932
Longitude span: -2.422563 – -2.420868
Bounding box centre: 53.329858, -2.421716
Location descriptions: A556 northbound between M6 J19 and A50

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Sat, May 2, 2026 7:12 AM
Overall feed end: Sat, May 2, 2026 11:00 AM
Feed window length: 3 hours 48 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

4 coordinate pairs

Description: A556 northbound between M6 J19 and A50
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Cl1
Lane Number: 1
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 2 operational lanes
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: {82584184-C564-4470-820E-4EE29E1B92B8}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 47 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.332611 -2.421142
53.332929 -2.420871
53.332932 -2.420868

Segment 2

12 coordinate pairs

Description: A556 northbound between M6 J19 and A50
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Cl1
Lane Number: 1
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 2 operational lanes
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: {D4FE09E0-1ECC-4FE4-AEDA-88F244FE98A3}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 138 m
To Distance: 558 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.32684 -2.422202
53.327262 -2.422351
53.32769 -2.422459
53.328138 -2.422518
53.32837 -2.422535
53.328685 -2.422563
53.329012 -2.422562
53.329411 -2.422526
53.329806 -2.422465
53.330208 -2.42237
53.330536 -2.422265

Segment 3

9 coordinate pairs

Description: A556 northbound between M6 J19 and A50
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage: Cl1
Lane Number: 1
Lane Status: Closed
Lane Direction: Aligned
Lanes Restricted: 0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 2 operational lanes
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: {ADBE69BE-E70E-4BB9-BE39-EA575BDB0629}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 236 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.330723 -2.422206
53.331044 -2.422075
53.331241 -2.421993
53.331774 -2.4217
53.332179 -2.421446
53.332385 -2.421307
53.332521 -2.421208
53.332552 -2.421185

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 25
First coordinate pair: -2.421185, 53.332552
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 25

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