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

Cleared

Start time: Sat, Mar 7, 2026 8:23 PM
Expected end: Sun, Mar 8, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 8 hours 37 minutes
Road: A56 – A56 Southbound Between A679 And A680
Category: Construction Work
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: Lane 2 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason: Construction Work

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First published: Sat, Mar 7, 2026 8:23 PM
Last updated: Sun, Mar 8, 2026 12:16 AM
Cleared: Sun, Mar 8, 2026 5:00 AM

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

Coordinates: 53.727211, -2.327442
Latitude span: 53.722858 – 53.733017
Longitude span: -2.328419 – -2.326445
Bounding box centre: 53.727938, -2.327432
Location descriptions: A56 southbound between A679 and A680

A56 southbound between A680 and B6232

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Sat, Mar 7, 2026 8:23 PM
Overall feed end: Sun, Mar 8, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 8 hours 37 minutes
Probability code (raw): certain
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

10 coordinate pairs

Description: A56 southbound between A679 and A680
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: {C816113F-0F4F-4E9B-AB01-6C2F8429987D}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 980 m
To Distance: 1,364 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.730428 -2.328348
53.730077 -2.3283
53.729961 -2.328269
53.729574 -2.32819

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs

Description: A56 southbound between A679 and A680
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: {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

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53.728146 -2.327815
53.727967 -2.327738

Segment 3

15 coordinate pairs

Description: A56 southbound between A679 and A680
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: {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

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53.724743 -2.326546
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53.724177 -2.326541
53.723988 -2.326525
53.723683 -2.326447
53.723676 -2.326445

Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs

Description: A56 southbound between A679 and A680
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: {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

4 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 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: 35 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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53.722881 -2.327153
53.722858 -2.327197

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 35
First coordinate pair: -2.328328, 53.733017
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 35

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Cause type: Construction Work
Detailed cause: Construction Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Other