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
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 50 minutes 1 second
Road
A56 – A56 Northbound Between A680 And A679
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 25, 2026 11:34 PM
Last updated
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 3:27 AM
Cleared
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 3:50 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
  • A56 northbound between A680 and A679
  • roundabout at A56/A680
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Sep 25, 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

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
53.727936 -2.327923
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 2

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 3

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 4

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
53.723338 -2.327565
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

Segment 5

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
53.723795 -2.326954
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
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
36
First coordinate pair
-2.327923, 53.727936
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
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
12
Record created
Tue, Aug 25, 2026 11:34 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 3:27 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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