A556 Northbound to M56 Eastbound link road hardshouder closure
ClearedA556 Northbound to M56 Eastbound link road hardshouder closure
- Start time
- Mon, Mar 9, 2026 4:09 PM
- Expected end
- Tue, Mar 10, 2026 6:00 AM
- Duration
- 13 hours 51 minutes
- Road
- A556 – A556 Northbound Within The M56/A56 Junction
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Direction
- Northbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes affected
- 1 of 1 lanes affected
- Reason
- Maintenance Work
Active
Planned
Cleared
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- First published
- Mon, Mar 9, 2026 4:10 PM
- Last updated
- Mon, Mar 9, 2026 11:48 PM
- Cleared
- Tue, Mar 10, 2026 6:00 AM
- Latest update: A556 Northbound to M56 Eastbound link road hardshouder closure
- Coordinates
- 53.366408, -2.384723
- Latitude span
- 53.363736 – 53.367212
- Longitude span
- -2.391249 – -2.377873
- Bounding box centre
- 53.365474, -2.384561
- Location descriptions
-
- A556 northbound within the M56/A56 junction
- M56 J7 eastbound access
- A556 northbound between A50 and M56 J7
- Feed validity status
- Active
- Overall feed start
- Mon, Mar 9, 2026 4:09 PM
- Overall feed end
- Tue, Mar 10, 2026 6:00 AM
- Feed window length
- 13 hours 51 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
3 coordinate pairs- Description
- A556 northbound within the M56/A56 junction
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Lh
- Lane Number
- 0
- 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
- {F39A2405-2C55-4C55-8C1C-7B1B3DEEC3C7}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 13 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.367058 -2.386034 53.367087 -2.385859 53.367089 -2.385843
Segment 2
6 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 J7 eastbound access
- Lane Usage
- Lh
- Lane Number
- 0
- 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
- M56
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {73600450-492B-427E-83A8-C1E604E13BFC}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway Entry Slip
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 232 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.365775 -2.379241 53.365675 -2.379125 53.365221 -2.378673 53.364788 -2.378353 53.364325 -2.378089 53.363862 -2.377873
Segment 3
19 coordinate pairs- Description
- A556 northbound within the M56/A56 junction
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Lh
- Lane Number
- 0
- 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
- {38346B25-D5FC-4EFC-BA0F-F01AF35D4DE2}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 460 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.364251 -2.390817 53.365657 -2.389404 53.365807 -2.389207 53.365923 -2.389042 53.366035 -2.38887 53.366142 -2.38869 53.366247 -2.388501 53.366348 -2.388303 53.366443 -2.388099 53.366534 -2.387888 53.366619 -2.387672 53.366741 -2.387324 53.366802 -2.387129 53.36686 -2.386931 53.366914 -2.38673 53.366963 -2.386526 53.367042 -2.386133 53.367051 -2.386077 53.367058 -2.386034
Segment 4
2 coordinate pairs- Description
- A556 northbound between A50 and M56 J7
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Lh
- Lane Number
- 0
- 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
- 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
- 21 m
- To Distance
- 85 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.363736 -2.391249 53.364251 -2.390817
Segment 5
23 coordinate pairs- Description
- A556 northbound within the M56/A56 junction
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Lh
- Lane Number
- 0
- 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
- {B768ECB3-47D3-42F9-A920-6E63E01ADF4E}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 488 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 53
- First coordinate pair
- -2.386034, 53.367058
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 53
View geometry JSON
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- Cause type
- Road Maintenance
- Detailed cause
- Maintenance Work
- Compliance
- Mandatory
- Probability
- Certain
- Validity status
- Active
- Road management
- Other
- Feed provider
- National Highways
- Data source
- Roadworks
- Feed version
- 4
- Record created
- Mon, Mar 9, 2026 4:10 PM
- Record versioned
- Mon, Mar 9, 2026 11:48 PM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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