A56 Southbound Huncoats entry slip road closure

Cleared

Start time: Wed, Apr 29, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end: Thu, Apr 30, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration: 8 hours
Road: A56 – A56 Southbound Between A679 And A680
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Maintenance Work

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First published: Thu, Mar 19, 2026 2:12 PM
Last updated: Wed, Apr 29, 2026 7:51 PM
Cleared: Thu, Apr 30, 2026 4:00 AM

Latest update: A56 Southbound Huncoats entry slip road closure

Coordinates: 53.767822, -2.331762
Latitude span: 53.765395 – 53.768503
Longitude span: -2.335146 – -2.330485
Bounding box centre: 53.766949, -2.332816
Location descriptions: A56 southbound between A679 and A680

A56 southbound access from A679

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Wed, Apr 29, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end: Thu, Apr 30, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length: 8 hours
Probability code (raw): probable
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

9 coordinate pairs

Description: A56 southbound between A679 and A680
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
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: {F45A33BD-893A-400F-8B13-41BC6F4DB938}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 350 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.767528 -2.332249
53.767069 -2.332701
53.766798 -2.332987
53.766302 -2.333635
53.765947 -2.334163
53.765896 -2.334239
53.765395 -2.335146

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs

Description: A56 southbound between A679 and A680
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 operational lanes
Direction On Section: South Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End2
Linear Element Road: A56
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {B716B0F3-442E-4DDF-8AD0-DAB373DFE3C3}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 16 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.768069 -2.331829
53.767934 -2.331919

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs

Description: A56 southbound between A679 and A680
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 operational lanes
Direction On Section: South Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start2 End1
Linear Element Road: A56
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {7B49E890-58A2-4ACC-B1B2-12E1FD01049E}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 6 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.767934 -2.331919
53.767879 -2.331959

Segment 4

18 coordinate pairs

Description: A56 southbound access from 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: {4EEF4F78-EEAE-4B2E-928E-E4E1EE913E56}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance: 8 m
To Distance: 154 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.768422 -2.330694
53.768449 -2.330754
53.768485 -2.330906
53.768503 -2.330967
53.768502 -2.331043
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53.768466 -2.33127
53.76842 -2.331376
53.768383 -2.331452
53.768375 -2.331467
53.76824 -2.331648
53.768069 -2.331829

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 31
First coordinate pair: -2.331959, 53.767879
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 31

View geometry JSON

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View road section coordinates

Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Maintenance Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Carriageway Closures