A556 Southbound carriageway closure between Bowden roundabouts

Planned

Start time: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end: Wed, Mar 4, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration: 9 hours
Road: A556 – Connector At M56 J7/A556/A56
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Roadworks

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First published: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 5:34 AM
Last updated: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 11:08 PM
Cleared: Wed, Mar 4, 2026 6:00 AM

Latest update: A556 Southbound carriageway closure between Bowden roundabouts

Coordinates: 53.367381, -2.385882
Latitude span: 53.366477 – 53.368340
Longitude span: -2.386082 – -2.385616
Bounding box centre: 53.367409, -2.385849
Location descriptions: connector at M56 J7/A556/A56

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end: Wed, Mar 4, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length: 9 hours
Probability code (raw): probable
Compliance option (raw): mandatory
Source identification (raw): roadworks

Management type value: carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
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: connector at M56 J7/A556/A56
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 operational lanes
Direction On Section: South Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start2 End2
Linear Element Road: A556
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {33186401-7AF5-421F-B8B1-FF5F2E60C50C}
Linear Element Type: Other
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 22 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.367089 -2.385843
53.366887 -2.385798

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs

Description: connector at M56 J7/A556/A56
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 operational lanes
Direction On Section: South Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start2 End1
Linear Element Road: A556
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {46A82B24-2F2C-40ED-A8CC-4366DB0660A3}
Linear Element Type: Other
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 47 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.366887 -2.385798
53.366641 -2.385744
53.366477 -2.385616

Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs

Description: connector at M56 J7/A556/A56
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 operational lanes
Direction On Section: South Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End2
Linear Element Road: A556
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {3F93DDD4-E0C5-4E4A-BA90-9489544383A9}
Linear Element Type: Other
From Distance: 15 m
To Distance: 156 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.368298 -2.386055
53.368159 -2.386082
53.367938 -2.38601
53.367089 -2.385843

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 10
First coordinate pair: -2.385843, 53.367089
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 10

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Roadworks
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Carriageway Closures