A56 Southbound from M65 Roundabout to Huncoats entry slip

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A56 Southbound from M65 Roundabout to Huncoats entry slip

Start time
Sun, Feb 15, 2026 9:57 PM
Expected end
Mon, Feb 16, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
7 hours 3 minutes
Road
A56 – A56 Southbound Exit For A679
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sun, Feb 15, 2026 10:00 PM
Last updated
Mon, Feb 16, 2026 12:03 AM
Cleared
Mon, Feb 16, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: A56 Southbound from M65 Roundabout to Huncoats entry slip
Coordinates
53.772924, -2.330015
Latitude span
53.768027 – 53.780610
Longitude span
-2.330860 – -2.328681
Bounding box centre
53.774319, -2.329771
Location descriptions
  • A56 southbound exit for A679
  • M65 fast slip from M65 J8 westbound exit to A56 southbound
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Sun, Feb 15, 2026 9:57 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Feb 16, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
7 hours 3 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

8 coordinate pairs
Description
A56 southbound exit for A679
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{AEBD0089-904B-4676-8B6B-F7D34BC6B030}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
260 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.770336 -2.33086
53.769923 -2.330857
53.769617 -2.33084
53.769393 -2.330792
53.768962 -2.330637
53.768773 -2.33056
53.768082 -2.330342
53.768027 -2.3303

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M65 fast slip from M65 J8 westbound exit to A56 southbound
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
West Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M65
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{217685A9-8B8D-4074-B2C2-F6E7E18EE388}
Linear Element Type
Other
From Distance
105 m
To Distance
138 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.78061 -2.328681
53.780562 -2.328731
53.78048 -2.328775
53.780322 -2.328802
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
12
First coordinate pair
-2.330860, 53.770336
Road section segments
1
Road section points
12
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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            -2.33086,
            53.770336
        ],
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            -2.330857,
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            -2.33084,
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        ],
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            -2.330792,
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ]
    ]
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Sun, Feb 15, 2026 10:00 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Feb 16, 2026 12:03 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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