A56 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 4/9 to 8/6)

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A56 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 4/9 to 8/6)

Start time
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Aug 12, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
A56 – Roundabout At A56/A680
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Clockwise
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, Jul 24, 2026 12:23 AM
Last updated
Sat, Aug 8, 2026 12:33 AM
Cleared
Wed, Aug 12, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: A56 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 4/9 to 8/6)
Coordinates
53.725582, -2.327464
Latitude span
53.723249 – 53.731101
Longitude span
-2.328567 – -2.326696
Bounding box centre
53.727175, -2.327632
Location descriptions
  • roundabout at A56/A680
  • A56 northbound between A680 and A679
Feed validity status
Suspended
Overall feed start
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Aug 12, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours
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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
roundabout at A56/A680
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
Clockwise
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{BF52CFDA-DE58-449A-9D16-0CBC1F41ACC2}
Linear Element Type
Other
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
10 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.723249 -2.327504
53.723338 -2.327565

Segment 2

9 coordinate pairs
Description
A56 northbound between A680 and A679
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
{45EF40E6-A694-4BE9-B444-57AF0A842433}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
355 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.728501 -2.328128
53.728822 -2.328224
53.729159 -2.328311
53.729506 -2.328383
53.729826 -2.328433
53.729997 -2.328458
53.730616 -2.328547
53.731101 -2.328567

Segment 3

13 coordinate pairs
Description
A56 northbound between A680 and A679
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
{0818C643-32C3-4DA0-B34E-7FFD3219E69F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
6 m
To Distance
480 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.723807 -2.326933
53.723862 -2.326872
53.723979 -2.326767
53.724069 -2.326722
53.724114 -2.326723
53.724599 -2.326696
53.724923 -2.326729
53.725192 -2.326777
53.725713 -2.326932
53.726198 -2.327133
53.727266 -2.327626
53.727936 -2.327923

Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs
Description
roundabout at A56/A680
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
Clockwise
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{D641A0F9-0B77-453E-A70C-ADC463AB87AB}
Linear Element Type
Other
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
12 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.723726 -2.327205
53.723735 -2.327175
53.723744 -2.327129
53.723753 -2.327023

Segment 5

8 coordinate pairs
Description
roundabout at A56/A680
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
Clockwise
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{D14851DF-6898-4880-9ADB-9CF727205741}
Linear Element Type
Other
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
51 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.723392 -2.327566
53.723455 -2.327551
53.723572 -2.327461
53.723626 -2.327401
53.723672 -2.327341
53.723708 -2.327265
53.723726 -2.327205
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
36
First coordinate pair
-2.327504, 53.723249
Road section segments
1
Road section points
36
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Suspended
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
6
Record created
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 12:23 AM
Record versioned
Sat, Aug 8, 2026 12:33 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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