A56 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 2/0 to 2/7)

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A56 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 2/0 to 2/7)

Start time
Wed, Dec 3, 2025 9:15 PM
Expected end
Thu, Dec 4, 2025 5:00 AM
Duration
7 hours 45 minutes
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
Wed, Dec 3, 2025 9:15 PM
Last updated
Wed, Dec 3, 2025 10:30 PM
Cleared
Thu, Dec 4, 2025 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: A56 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 2/0 to 2/7)
Coordinates
53.687796, -2.306280
Latitude span
53.685015 – 53.690938
Longitude span
-2.306983 – -2.306001
Bounding box centre
53.687977, -2.306492
Location descriptions
  • A56 northbound between M66/A680/A676 and A682
  • A56 northbound between A682 and A681
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Dec 3, 2025 9:15 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Dec 4, 2025 5:00 AM
Feed window length
7 hours 45 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
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

10 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
766 m
To Distance
1,149 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.685015 -2.306043
53.685079 -2.30604
53.685978 -2.306001
53.68641 -2.306004
53.687146 -2.306066
53.6872 -2.30607
53.687551 -2.306088
53.687766 -2.30612
53.688261 -2.306214
53.688449 -2.306254

Segment 2

4 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
281 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.688449 -2.306254
53.690227 -2.306834
53.690677 -2.306944
53.690938 -2.306983
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
14
First coordinate pair
-2.306043, 53.685015
Road section segments
1
Road section points
14
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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            -2.306043,
            53.685015
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        ],
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        ],
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        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Wed, Dec 3, 2025 9:15 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Dec 3, 2025 10:30 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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