A56 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 8/6 to 7/6)

Cleared

A56 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 8/6 to 7/6)

Start time
Thu, Jun 11, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Jun 12, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
40 minutes 1 second
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
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Jun 8, 2026 11:05 AM
Last updated
Thu, Jun 11, 2026 8:07 PM
Cleared
Thu, Jun 11, 2026 8:40 PM
  • Latest update: A56 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 8/6 to 7/6)
Coordinates
53.725495, -2.327146
Latitude span
53.722380 – 53.731081
Longitude span
-2.328403 – -2.326324
Bounding box centre
53.726731, -2.327364
Location descriptions
  • roundabout at A56/A680
  • A56 southbound between A679 and A680
  • A56 southbound between A680 and B6232
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Jun 11, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Jun 12, 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

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 2

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
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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 3

7 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
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C816113F-0F4F-4E9B-AB01-6C2F8429987D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
1,195 m
To Distance
1,364 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.730868 -2.328397
53.730607 -2.32838
53.730428 -2.328348
53.730077 -2.3283
53.729961 -2.328269
53.729574 -2.32819

Segment 4

3 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
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
A56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{A7167779-0126-42FE-99D6-31B1EC0D5B4C}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
122 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.729574 -2.32819
53.729224 -2.328127
53.728488 -2.327909

Segment 5

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
0 m
To Distance
487 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.727967 -2.327738
53.726916 -2.327305
53.726333 -2.327013
53.725983 -2.326859
53.72566 -2.326735
53.725462 -2.326673
53.725282 -2.326626
53.725031 -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 6

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

Segment 7

3 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
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
A56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{5DBD0689-7DB8-4ED3-9FA4-2418132089F1}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
59 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.728488 -2.327909
53.728146 -2.327815
53.727967 -2.327738

Segment 8

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
102 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.722926 -2.327062
53.722881 -2.327153
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53.722583 -2.327605
53.722493 -2.327695
53.72238 -2.327797
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
48
First coordinate pair
-2.326324, 53.723459
Road section segments
1
Road section points
48
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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
Mon, Jun 8, 2026 11:05 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Jun 11, 2026 8:07 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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