A556 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 3/5 to 4/2)

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A556 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 3/5 to 4/2)

Start time
Tue, Aug 25, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Aug 26, 2026 5:00 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
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 7:03 AM
Last updated
Thu, Aug 20, 2026 12:18 AM
Cleared
Wed, Aug 26, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: A556 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 3/5 to 4/2)
Coordinates
53.346513, -2.412627
Latitude span
53.342949 – 53.348637
Longitude span
-2.414712 – -2.410505
Bounding box centre
53.345793, -2.412609
Location descriptions
  • A556 northbound between A50 and M56 J7
Feed validity status
Suspended
Overall feed start
Tue, Aug 25, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Aug 26, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours
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

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
{A682E606-E6F9-43D3-85C6-1AE6C7245727}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
117 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.347834 -2.411642
53.347875 -2.411592
53.348064 -2.411342
53.348156 -2.41122
53.348621 -2.410532
53.348637 -2.410505

Segment 2

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
{B7185876-A69E-4FB4-9266-F015A9FC7457}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
523 m
To Distance
1,111 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.342949 -2.414712
53.343395 -2.414613
53.344056 -2.414423
53.344635 -2.414214
53.345071 -2.414003
53.345528 -2.413746
53.346107 -2.413346
53.346637 -2.412916
53.346955 -2.41262
53.347288 -2.412278
53.347586 -2.411945
53.347834 -2.411642
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
18
First coordinate pair
-2.411642, 53.347834
Road section segments
1
Road section points
18
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Suspended
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Jul 23, 2026 7:03 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Aug 20, 2026 12:18 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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