A56 Northbound Bent Gate exit slip road closure

Cleared

A56 Northbound Bent Gate exit slip road closure

Start time
Sat, Nov 8, 2025 9:00 PM
Expected end
Sun, Nov 9, 2025 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
A56 – A56 Northbound Between A682 And A681
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Oct 15, 2025 11:11 AM
Last updated
Sat, Nov 8, 2025 4:44 AM
Cleared
Sun, Nov 9, 2025 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: A56 Northbound Bent Gate exit slip road closure
Coordinates
53.693073, -2.309501
Latitude span
53.690938 – 53.693821
Longitude span
-2.312888 – -2.306983
Bounding box centre
53.692380, -2.309936
Location descriptions
  • A56 northbound between A682 and A681
  • A56 northbound exit for A681
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sat, Nov 8, 2025 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sun, Nov 9, 2025 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 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

8 coordinate pairs
Description
A56 northbound between A682 and A681
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{7248EDC6-1F97-4265-9075-05B9EBA51F36}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
281 m
To Distance
442 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.690938 -2.306983
53.690991 -2.306991
53.69162 -2.307087
53.691818 -2.307136
53.691934 -2.307165
53.692024 -2.307196
53.692311 -2.307304
53.692365 -2.307335

Segment 2

26 coordinate pairs
Description
A56 northbound exit for A681
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{07C993F0-C7EC-462C-9052-B763FE42A441}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
435 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.692563 -2.307503
53.692787 -2.307731
53.692885 -2.307868
53.693091 -2.308143
53.693199 -2.308325
53.693315 -2.308553
53.693413 -2.308796
53.693502 -2.309054
53.6936 -2.309388
53.693645 -2.309616
53.693689 -2.309828
53.693734 -2.310025
53.693769 -2.310328
53.693795 -2.310601
53.693812 -2.310889
53.693821 -2.31104
53.69382 -2.311207
53.69382 -2.311495
53.693791 -2.311934
53.693773 -2.312176
53.6937 -2.31266
53.693672 -2.312766
53.693659 -2.312806
53.693636 -2.312872
53.693628 -2.312888
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
34
First coordinate pair
-2.306983, 53.690938
Road section segments
1
Road section points
34
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Oct 15, 2025 11:11 AM
Record versioned
Sat, Nov 8, 2025 4:44 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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