A56 Southbound M65 to Huncoats carriageway closure Inc slips

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A56 Southbound M65 to Huncoats carriageway closure Inc slips

Start time
Sun, Dec 14, 2025 9:00 PM
Expected end
Mon, Dec 15, 2025 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
A56 – A56 Southbound Between M65 And A679
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Dec 15, 2025 1:18 AM
Last updated
Mon, Dec 15, 2025 2:16 AM
Cleared
Mon, Dec 15, 2025 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: A56 Southbound M65 to Huncoats carriageway closure Inc slips
Coordinates
53.775148, -2.329603
Latitude span
53.768027 – 53.780575
Longitude span
-2.330860 – -2.328684
Bounding box centre
53.774301, -2.329772
Location descriptions
  • A56 southbound between M65 and A679
  • M65 fast slip from M65 J8 westbound exit to A56 southbound
  • A56 southbound exit for A679
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sun, Dec 14, 2025 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Dec 15, 2025 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
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 M65 and A679
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{6178B9E8-7486-43E8-9F9A-005DD89695B3}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
261 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.77266 -2.330246
53.772369 -2.33033
53.771748 -2.330507
53.770336 -2.33086

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M65 fast slip from M65 J8 westbound exit to A56 southbound
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
West Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M65
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{217685A9-8B8D-4074-B2C2-F6E7E18EE388}
Linear Element Type
Other
From Distance
109 m
To Distance
138 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.780575 -2.328717
53.780562 -2.328731
53.78048 -2.328775
53.780322 -2.328802

Segment 3

16 coordinate pairs
Description
A56 southbound between M65 and A679
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{CC35D097-4FD9-43B0-BD87-C271B7C47E57}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
860 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.780322 -2.328802
53.78027 -2.328794
53.780256 -2.328791
53.77986 -2.328744
53.779501 -2.328702
53.779483 -2.328701
53.779168 -2.328684
53.778509 -2.328711
53.778047 -2.328768
53.777168 -2.328957
53.776651 -2.32912
53.776309 -2.329208
53.775931 -2.329326
53.774897 -2.329591
53.773547 -2.32999
53.77266 -2.330246

Segment 4

8 coordinate pairs
Description
A56 southbound exit for A679
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{AEBD0089-904B-4676-8B6B-F7D34BC6B030}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
260 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.770336 -2.33086
53.769923 -2.330857
53.769617 -2.33084
53.769393 -2.330792
53.768962 -2.330637
53.768773 -2.33056
53.768082 -2.330342
53.768027 -2.3303
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
32
First coordinate pair
-2.330246, 53.772660
Road section segments
1
Road section points
32
View geometry JSON
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Mon, Dec 15, 2025 1:18 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Dec 15, 2025 2:16 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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