A56 Northbound lane 1 closure with switch (MP 1/0 to carriageway closure)

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A56 Northbound lane 1 closure with switch (MP 1/0 to carriageway closure)

Start time
Mon, Mar 30, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Mar 31, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
A56 – A56 Northbound Between A682 And A681
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, Mar 24, 2026 4:31 PM
Last updated
Mon, Mar 30, 2026 8:16 AM
Cleared
Tue, Mar 31, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: A56 Northbound lane 1 closure with switch (MP 1/0 to carriageway closure)
Coordinates
53.684212, -2.306879
Latitude span
53.675145 – 53.690931
Longitude span
-2.309565 – -2.306001
Bounding box centre
53.683038, -2.307783
Location descriptions
  • A56 northbound between A682 and A681
  • A56 northbound between M66/A680/A676 and A682
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Mar 30, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Mar 31, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 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

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
280 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
53.690931 -2.306982

Segment 2

18 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
1,149 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
53.687146 -2.306066
53.6872 -2.30607
53.687551 -2.306088
53.687766 -2.30612
53.688261 -2.306214
53.688449 -2.306254

Segment 3

4 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
38 m
To Distance
396 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.675145 -2.309565
53.676083 -2.309169
53.677253 -2.308662
53.678261 -2.308231
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
26
First coordinate pair
-2.306254, 53.688449
Road section segments
1
Road section points
26
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
1
Record created
Tue, Mar 24, 2026 4:31 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Mar 30, 2026 8:16 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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