A56 Northbound lane 1 closure with switch (MP 1/0 to carriageway closure)
ClearedA56 Northbound lane 1 closure with switch (MP 1/0 to carriageway closure)
- Start time
- Tue, Apr 21, 2026 8:00 PM
- Expected end
- Wed, Apr 22, 2026 5:00 AM
- Duration
- 9 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
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- First published
- Tue, Mar 31, 2026 8:53 AM
- Last updated
- Tue, Apr 21, 2026 11:47 PM
- Cleared
- Wed, Apr 22, 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
- Tue, Apr 21, 2026 8:00 PM
- Overall feed end
- Wed, Apr 22, 2026 5:00 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
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
- 2
- Record created
- Tue, Mar 31, 2026 8:53 AM
- Record versioned
- Tue, Apr 21, 2026 11:47 PM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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