A56 Northbound lane 2 closure (MP 12/9 to 14/0)

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A56 Northbound lane 2 closure (MP 12/9 to 14/0)

Start time
Sun, Dec 14, 2025 9:00 PM
Expected end
Mon, Dec 15, 2025 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
A56 – A56 Northbound Between A679 And M65
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Nov 25, 2025 7:37 AM
Last updated
Mon, Dec 15, 2025 2:03 AM
Cleared
Mon, Dec 15, 2025 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: A56 Northbound lane 2 closure (MP 12/9 to 14/0)
Coordinates
53.769184, -2.331797
Latitude span
53.766460 – 53.776005
Longitude span
-2.333678 – -2.329452
Bounding box centre
53.771233, -2.331565
Location descriptions
  • A56 northbound between A679 and M65
  • A56 northbound within the A679 junction
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sun, Dec 14, 2025 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Dec 15, 2025 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A56 northbound between A679 and M65
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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
{BC9AE14D-0584-4FC1-9C15-AD00AB9FD4D4}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
377 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.77266 -2.33041
53.774896 -2.329758
53.776005 -2.329452

Segment 2

9 coordinate pairs
Description
A56 northbound within the A679 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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
{102B2529-6ED3-43F1-899C-1980BBFBE2C5}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
261 m
To Distance
454 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.76646 -2.333678
53.7665 -2.333621
53.766752 -2.333305
53.767005 -2.333019
53.767329 -2.332687
53.767473 -2.332552
53.767573 -2.332462
53.767816 -2.332267
53.767935 -2.332172

Segment 3

9 coordinate pairs
Description
A56 northbound within the A679 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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
{27D62A2C-371A-45D7-B757-250E7B390504}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
232 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.767987 -2.332131
53.768086 -2.332071
53.768437 -2.331816
53.76886 -2.331592
53.768986 -2.331532
53.769176 -2.331458
53.769328 -2.331399
53.769625 -2.33131
53.770003 -2.331252

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A56 northbound within the A679 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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
{541E31C4-37F5-425D-B7DE-4D9AEA33F22A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
6 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.767935 -2.332172
53.767987 -2.332131

Segment 5

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A56 northbound between A679 and M65
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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
{B3259B09-EE41-454B-9658-5079B286271A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
300 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.770003 -2.331252
53.771307 -2.330807
53.77266 -2.33041
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
26
First coordinate pair
-2.330410, 53.772660
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
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Nov 25, 2025 7:37 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Dec 15, 2025 2:03 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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