A56 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 7/9 to 7/6)

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A56 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 7/9 to 7/6)

Start time
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
1 hour 30 minutes 2 seconds
Road
A56 – Roundabout At A56/A680
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Clockwise
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Sep 28, 2026 2:54 PM
Last updated
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 8:50 PM
Cleared
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 9:30 PM
  • Latest update: A56 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 7/9 to 7/6)
Coordinates
53.723417, -2.326718
Latitude span
53.722378 – 53.725026
Longitude span
-2.327799 – -2.326324
Bounding box centre
53.723702, -2.327062
Location descriptions
  • roundabout at A56/A680
  • A56 southbound between A680 and B6232
  • A56 southbound between A679 and A680
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Sep 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
other
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

2 coordinate pairs
Description
roundabout at A56/A680
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
Clockwise
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C3A74A64-7DED-41C8-9E85-6AAA8B1B0B7D}
Linear Element Type
Other
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
5 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.723053 -2.326669
53.723035 -2.326745

Segment 2

7 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
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3398F94B-1B07-4B81-BD91-92F65E21A69D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
7 m
To Distance
103 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.723003 -2.326838
53.722926 -2.327062
53.722881 -2.327153
53.722755 -2.327394
53.722583 -2.327605
53.722493 -2.327695
53.722378 -2.327799

Segment 3

8 coordinate pairs
Description
roundabout at A56/A680
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
Clockwise
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{6B8AB6E7-CDDE-420F-A668-9772D4DFB1A2}
Linear Element Type
Other
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
53 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.723459 -2.326324
53.723261 -2.326368
53.723234 -2.326383
53.723144 -2.326473
53.723117 -2.326518
53.723098 -2.326548
53.72308 -2.326594
53.723053 -2.326669

Segment 4

8 coordinate pairs
Description
A56 southbound between A679 and A680
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
{A00AA784-E000-4E80-88D7-B88B4B1B6EE9}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
336 m
To Distance
487 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.725026 -2.326578
53.72486 -2.326547
53.724743 -2.326546
53.724384 -2.326528
53.724177 -2.326541
53.723988 -2.326525
53.723683 -2.326447
53.723676 -2.326445

Segment 5

3 coordinate pairs
Description
roundabout at A56/A680
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
Clockwise
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{CDD17E10-126E-4DD4-9F4B-AC5A24E2CED3}
Linear Element Type
Other
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
15 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.723584 -2.326416
53.723548 -2.32637
53.723459 -2.326324
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
28
First coordinate pair
-2.326669, 53.723053
Road section segments
1
Road section points
28
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Sep 28, 2026 2:54 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 8:50 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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