A56 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 4/9 to 3/9)

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A56 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 4/9 to 3/9)

Start time
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 7:00 AM
Expected end
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 5:00 PM
Duration
1 hour 35 minutes 2 seconds
Road
A56 – A56 Southbound Between A680 And B6232
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 1:08 PM
Last updated
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 8:09 AM
Cleared
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 8:35 AM
  • Latest update: A56 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 4/9 to 3/9)
Coordinates
53.697160, -2.327571
Latitude span
53.694093 – 53.699608
Longitude span
-2.331916 – -2.320769
Bounding box centre
53.696851, -2.326343
Location descriptions
  • A56 southbound between A680 and B6232
  • A56 southbound between B6232 and A681
  • A56 southbound within the A681 junction
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 7:00 AM
Overall feed end
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 5:00 PM
Feed window length
10 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

11 coordinate pairs
Description
A56 southbound between A680 and B6232
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
A56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{A6ECEF6F-F159-4714-9C25-77EE03B86186}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
5 m
To Distance
284 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.699608 -2.331916
53.699499 -2.331818
53.699311 -2.331619
53.699007 -2.331269
53.698747 -2.330933
53.698496 -2.330553
53.698353 -2.330324
53.698228 -2.330127
53.698067 -2.329822
53.697924 -2.329488
53.697763 -2.329123

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A56 southbound between B6232 and A681
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
{6CE4962B-2B0D-412D-B42A-5DD9B2786E25}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
164 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.697763 -2.329123
53.697656 -2.32888
53.69737 -2.328287
53.696852 -2.327162

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A56 southbound within the A681 junction
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
{EA456D37-8CD5-4294-B97B-B87F6CA4EBB2}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
60 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.694404 -2.321525
53.694154 -2.320932
53.694093 -2.320769

Segment 4

6 coordinate pairs
Description
A56 southbound between B6232 and A681
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
{A32E42C0-C453-4B49-AA84-F452BF8DA34D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
461 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.696852 -2.327162
53.696825 -2.327102
53.695985 -2.325217
53.695458 -2.324032
53.695024 -2.322999
53.694404 -2.321525
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
24
First coordinate pair
-2.331916, 53.699608
Road section segments
1
Road section points
24
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 1:08 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 8:09 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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