A56 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 0/5 to 2/2)

Planned

A56 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 0/5 to 2/2)

Start time
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Aug 8, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
A56 – A56 Northbound Between M66/A680/A676 And A682
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 9:57 AM
Last updated
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 5:15 AM
Cleared
Sat, Aug 8, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: A56 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 0/5 to 2/2)
Coordinates
53.678978, -2.308147
Latitude span
53.671113 – 53.686770
Longitude span
-2.310981 – -2.306001
Bounding box centre
53.678942, -2.308491
Location descriptions
  • A56 northbound between M66/A680/A676 and A682
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Aug 8, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
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

7 coordinate pairs
Description
A56 northbound between M66/A680/A676 and A682
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
A56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{11ED9DB4-8252-40D8-BE62-539C1B669F05}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
158 m
To Distance
578 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.671113 -2.310981
53.67151 -2.310867
53.672283 -2.310649
53.672734 -2.310497
53.67324 -2.310313
53.67459 -2.309793
53.67481 -2.309702

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
A56 northbound between M66/A680/A676 and A682
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 End2
Linear Element Road
A56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{4628C520-F411-4A70-AE32-9EC97CB4FBA3}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
396 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.67481 -2.309702
53.674886 -2.309674
53.676083 -2.309169
53.677253 -2.308662
53.678261 -2.308231

Segment 3

13 coordinate pairs
Description
A56 northbound between M66/A680/A676 and A682
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
A56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{EF4EBA0E-2B00-44D0-91E9-66B1F9224148}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
962 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.678261 -2.308231
53.679331 -2.307784
53.680204 -2.307427
53.681739 -2.306809
53.682534 -2.306521
53.683461 -2.30627
53.684189 -2.306124
53.684333 -2.30611
53.684585 -2.306067
53.685079 -2.30604
53.685978 -2.306001
53.68641 -2.306004
53.68677 -2.306034
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
25
First coordinate pair
-2.310981, 53.671113
Road section segments
1
Road section points
25
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
4
Record created
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 9:57 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 5:15 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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