A56 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 1/8 to 3/7)
PlannedA56 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 1/8 to 3/7)
- Start time
- Wed, Aug 19, 2026 7:00 PM
- Expected end
- Thu, Aug 20, 2026 4:00 AM
- Duration
- 9 hours
- Road
- A56 – A56 Northbound Within The A681 Junction
- 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
- Fri, Aug 14, 2026 1:01 AM
- Last updated
- Tue, Aug 18, 2026 11:49 PM
- Cleared
- Thu, Aug 20, 2026 4:00 AM
- Latest update: A56 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 1/8 to 3/7)
- Coordinates
- 53.691171, -2.309362
- Latitude span
- 53.682148 – 53.694108
- Longitude span
- -2.318086 – -2.306001
- Bounding box centre
- 53.688128, -2.312044
- Location descriptions
-
- A56 northbound within the A681 junction
- A56 northbound between A682 and A681
- A56 northbound between M66/A680/A676 and A682
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Wed, Aug 19, 2026 7:00 PM
- Overall feed end
- Thu, Aug 20, 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
2 coordinate pairs- Description
- A56 northbound within the A681 junction
- 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
- {147B9BEF-C832-46B0-BE73-F9A7431E2420}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 80 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
53.693905 -2.313025 53.693687 -2.314189
Segment 2
10 coordinate pairs- Description
- A56 northbound between A682 and A681
- 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
- {7248EDC6-1F97-4265-9075-05B9EBA51F36}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 442 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 3
15 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
- 444 m
- To Distance
- 1,149 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 4
8 coordinate pairs- Description
- A56 northbound within the A681 junction
- 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
- {8AB8B962-3D4A-47F5-9855-2F6170284EBE}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 261 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 5
24 coordinate pairs- Description
- A56 northbound within the A681 junction
- 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
- {16853DC8-D5CE-41EF-AA5C-559A6A0E5B0C}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 468 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 59
- First coordinate pair
- -2.313025, 53.693905
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 59
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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
- 11
- Record created
- Fri, Aug 14, 2026 1:01 AM
- Record versioned
- Tue, Aug 18, 2026 11:49 PM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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A56 live closuresRelated incidents
A56 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 1/8 to 3/7)
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Rawtenstall
A56 · A56 Northbound Within The A681 Junction
Cleared 1 hour 56 minutes ago
Started 18 Aug 2026, 19:00
Ended 18 Aug 2026, 23:10
A56 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 1/8 to 3/7)
Category: Road Maintenance
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A56 Southbound Lane 2 closure (MP 1/1A to 3/8)
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Bury
A56 · A56 Southbound Between A682 And M66/A680/A676
Cleared 5 days 20 hours ago
Started 12 Aug 2026, 21:00
Ended 13 Aug 2026, 04:10
A56 Southbound Lane 2 closure (MP 1/1A to 3/8)
Category: Road Maintenance
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A56 Southbound Lane 2 closure (MP 1/1A to 3/8)
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Bury
A56 · A56 Southbound Between A682 And M66/A680/A676
Cleared 1 week 1 hour ago
Started 11 Aug 2026, 20:00
Ended 11 Aug 2026, 23:35
A56 Southbound Lane 2 closure (MP 1/1A to 3/8)
Category: Road Maintenance
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A56 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 4/9 to 8/6)
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Rawtenstall
A56 · Roundabout At A56/A680
Cleared 6 days 21 hours ago
Started 11 Aug 2026, 19:00
Ended 12 Aug 2026, 04:00
A56 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 4/9 to 8/6)
Category: Road Maintenance
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A56 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 0/5 to 2/2)
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Rawtenstall
A56 · A56 Northbound Between M66/A680/A676 And A682
Cleared 1 week 4 days ago
Started 7 Aug 2026, 19:28
Ended 8 Aug 2026, 00:50
A56 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 0/5 to 2/2)
Category: Road Maintenance
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A56 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 0/5 to 2/2)
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Rawtenstall
A56 · A56 Northbound Between M66/A680/A676 And A682
Cleared 1 week 4 days ago
Started 7 Aug 2026, 19:00
Ended 7 Aug 2026, 19:00
A56 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 0/5 to 2/2)
Category: Road Maintenance
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