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A56 Southbound lane 2 closure (MP 5/3 to 3/3)

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A56 Southbound lane 2 closure (MP 5/3 to 3/3)

Start time
Tue, Jun 9, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
A56 – A56 Southbound Between B6232 And A681
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jun 9, 2026 2:16 AM
Last updated
Tue, Jun 9, 2026 6:51 PM
Cleared
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: A56 Southbound lane 2 closure (MP 5/3 to 3/3)
Coordinates
53.696983, -2.324604
Latitude span
53.693508 – 53.702973
Longitude span
-2.333052 – -2.312088
Bounding box centre
53.698241, -2.322570
Location descriptions
  • A56 southbound between B6232 and A681
  • A56 southbound between A680 and B6232
  • A56 southbound within the A681 junction
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Jun 9, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Jun 10, 2026 5:00 AM
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

6 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
461 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.696825 -2.327102
53.695985 -2.325217
53.695458 -2.324032
53.695024 -2.322999
53.694404 -2.321525

Segment 2

2 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
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
A56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
324 m
To Distance
351 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.702732 -2.333025

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
A56 southbound within the A681 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
68 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.69405 -2.312784
53.694114 -2.312421
53.694164 -2.312088

Segment 4

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 
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53.697656 -2.32888
53.69737 -2.328287
53.696852 -2.327162

Segment 5

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A56 southbound within the A681 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
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
{9C68D998-E270-4295-B0AB-CD7C6339905B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
79 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
53.693785 -2.314236
53.693968 -2.313237
53.693995 -2.313086

Segment 6

17 coordinate pairs
Description
A56 southbound within the A681 junction
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
{EA456D37-8CD5-4294-B97B-B87F6CA4EBB2}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
507 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.694154 -2.320932
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53.693586 -2.318429
53.693542 -2.317974
53.693516 -2.31752
53.693508 -2.317262
53.693509 -2.316641
53.693548 -2.315854
53.693621 -2.315188
53.693658 -2.314962
53.693694 -2.314674
53.693785 -2.314236

Segment 7

12 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 End2
Linear Element Road
A56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{50DBA044-4821-42F5-A112-79C4F7AD843D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
354 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.701204 -2.332891
53.700926 -2.332783
53.700513 -2.332583
53.700271 -2.332445
53.699966 -2.332215
53.699652 -2.331955

Segment 8

11 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
0 m
To Distance
284 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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53.698353 -2.330324
53.698228 -2.330127
53.698067 -2.329822
53.697924 -2.329488
53.697763 -2.329123
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
59
First coordinate pair
-2.327162, 53.696852
Road section segments
1
Road section points
59
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
5
Record created
Tue, Jun 9, 2026 2:16 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Jun 9, 2026 6:51 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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