A56 Southbound Lane 1 closure (MP 8/2 to 7/2)

Planned

Start time: Mon, Aug 24, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end: Tue, Aug 25, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration: 9 hours
Road: A56 – A56 Southbound Between A679 And A680
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: Lane 1 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work

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First published: Thu, Aug 13, 2026 12:08 PM
Last updated: Mon, Aug 24, 2026 12:24 AM
Cleared: Tue, Aug 25, 2026 4:00 AM

Latest update: A56 Southbound Lane 1 closure (MP 8/2 to 7/2)

Coordinates: 53.722998, -2.327574
Latitude span: 53.719432 – 53.727792
Longitude span: -2.328845 – -2.326445
Bounding box centre: 53.723612, -2.327645
Location descriptions: A56 southbound between A679 and A680

A56 southbound between A680 and B6232

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Mon, Aug 24, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end: Tue, Aug 25, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length: 9 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

15 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: 19 m
To Distance: 487 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Segment 2

21 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: 441 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 36
First coordinate pair: -2.327666, 53.727792
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 36

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Other