A56 Southbound Huncoats exit slip road lane 1 closure

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A56 Southbound Huncoats exit slip road lane 1 closure

Start time
Wed, Nov 12, 2025 9:30 AM
Expected end
Wed, Nov 12, 2025 3:30 PM
Duration
6 hours
Road
A56 – A56 Southbound Between M65 And A679
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Nov 11, 2025 2:44 PM
Last updated
Wed, Nov 12, 2025 11:45 AM
Cleared
Wed, Nov 12, 2025 3:30 PM
  • Latest update: A56 Southbound Huncoats exit slip road lane 1 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 between M65 and A679
  • A56 southbound exit for A679
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Nov 12, 2025 9:30 AM
Overall feed end
Wed, Nov 12, 2025 3:30 PM
Feed window length
6 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 southbound between M65 and A679
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
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

Segment 2

8 coordinate pairs
Description
A56 southbound exit for A679
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
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
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
11
First coordinate pair
-2.330497, 53.771786
Road section segments
1
Road section points
11
View geometry JSON
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                53.770336
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            [
                -2.33086,
                53.770336
            ],
            [
                -2.330857,
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            ],
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                -2.33084,
                53.769617
            ],
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                -2.330792,
                53.769393
            ],
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                -2.330637,
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            ],
            [
                -2.33056,
                53.768773
            ],
            [
                -2.330342,
                53.768082
            ],
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                -2.3303,
                53.768027
            ]
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View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -2.330497,
            53.771786
        ],
        [
            -2.330507,
            53.771748
        ],
        [
            -2.33086,
            53.770336
        ],
        [
            -2.33086,
            53.770336
        ],
        [
            -2.330857,
            53.769923
        ],
        [
            -2.33084,
            53.769617
        ],
        [
            -2.330792,
            53.769393
        ],
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            -2.330637,
            53.768962
        ],
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            -2.33056,
            53.768773
        ],
        [
            -2.330342,
            53.768082
        ],
        [
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            53.768027
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Nov 11, 2025 2:44 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Nov 12, 2025 11:45 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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