A56 northbound Huncoats entry slip road closure

Cleared

Start time: Wed, May 6, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end: Thu, May 7, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration: 8 hours
Road: A56 – A56 Northbound Access From A679
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Northbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Maintenance Work

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First published: Tue, May 5, 2026 10:47 PM
Last updated: Wed, May 6, 2026 12:36 AM
Cleared: Thu, May 7, 2026 4:00 AM

Latest update: A56 northbound Huncoats entry slip road closure

Coordinates: 53.769811, -2.331661
Latitude span: 53.768318 – 53.773242
Longitude span: -2.333099 – -2.330240
Bounding box centre: 53.770780, -2.331670
Location descriptions: A56 northbound access from A679

A56 northbound between A679 and M65

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Wed, May 6, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end: Thu, May 7, 2026 4:00 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

14 coordinate pairs

Description: A56 northbound access from A679
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: {AA1D17C1-5F1A-409E-9E82-28010242FF2B}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance: 9 m
To Distance: 240 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.768416 -2.332833
53.768471 -2.332681
53.768552 -2.332515
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53.768697 -2.332274
53.768904 -2.331987
53.769075 -2.331806
53.769166 -2.331731
53.769328 -2.331611
53.769472 -2.331521
53.769599 -2.331461
53.769886 -2.331327
53.770003 -2.331252

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs

Description: A56 northbound between A679 and M65
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: {BC9AE14D-0584-4FC1-9C15-AD00AB9FD4D4}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 65 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.77266 -2.33041
53.773242 -2.33024

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs

Description: A56 northbound between A679 and M65
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: {B3259B09-EE41-454B-9658-5079B286271A}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 300 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.770003 -2.331252
53.771307 -2.330807
53.77266 -2.33041

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 19
First coordinate pair: -2.333099, 53.768318
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 19

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