A56 Southbound Huncoats exit slip road closure

Cleared

Start time: Thu, Apr 30, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end: Fri, May 1, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration: 8 hours
Road: A56 – A56 Southbound Exit For A679
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Maintenance Work

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First published: Thu, Apr 30, 2026 12:08 AM
Last updated: Thu, Apr 30, 2026 4:39 AM
Cleared: Fri, May 1, 2026 4:00 AM

Latest update: A56 Southbound Huncoats exit slip road closure

Coordinates: 53.769726, -2.330641
Latitude span: 53.768027 – 53.771786
Longitude span: -2.330860 – -2.330300
Bounding box centre: 53.769907, -2.330580
Location descriptions: A56 southbound exit for A679

A56 southbound between M65 and A679

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Thu, Apr 30, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end: Fri, May 1, 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

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

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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

3 coordinate pairs

Description: A56 southbound between M65 and A679
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: {6178B9E8-7486-43E8-9F9A-005DD89695B3}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 98 m
To Distance: 261 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

53.771786 -2.330497
53.771748 -2.330507
53.770336 -2.33086

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 11
First coordinate pair: -2.330860, 53.770336
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 11

View geometry JSON

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