A56 Southbound Lane 2 closure (MP 4/8 to 3/1)

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A56 Southbound Lane 2 closure (MP 4/8 to 3/1)

Start time
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
1 second
Road
A56 – A56 Southbound Between B6232 And A681
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 3:46 AM
Last updated
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 4:34 AM
Cleared
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 8:00 PM
  • Latest update: A56 Southbound Lane 2 closure (MP 4/8 to 3/1)
Coordinates
53.697671, -2.328821
Latitude span
53.695478 – 53.699037
Longitude span
-2.331304 – -2.324076
Bounding box centre
53.697258, -2.327690
Location descriptions
  • A56 southbound between B6232 and A681
  • A56 southbound between A680 and B6232
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Oct 21, 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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A56 southbound between B6232 and A681
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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 2

9 coordinate pairs
Description
A56 southbound between A680 and B6232
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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
80 m
To Distance
284 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.699037 -2.331304
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 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A56 southbound between B6232 and A681
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
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
254 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
53.695478 -2.324076
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
17
First coordinate pair
-2.329123, 53.697763
Road section segments
1
Road section points
17
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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            -2.329123,
            53.697763
        ],
        [
            -2.32888,
            53.697656
        ],
        [
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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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
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 3:46 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 4:34 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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