A56 Southbound Rising Bridge to Bent Gate Carriageway Closure
ClearedA56 Southbound Rising Bridge to Bent Gate Carriageway Closure
- Start time
- Wed, May 20, 2026 8:00 PM
- Expected end
- Thu, May 21, 2026 4:00 AM
- Duration
- 8 hours
- Road
- A56 – A56 Southbound Between B6232 And A681
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Direction
- Southbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Reason
- Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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- First published
- Fri, Mar 27, 2026 12:17 PM
- Last updated
- Wed, May 20, 2026 3:09 AM
- Cleared
- Thu, May 21, 2026 4:00 AM
- Latest update: A56 Southbound Rising Bridge to Bent Gate Carriageway Closure
- Coordinates
- 53.695042, -2.318584
- Latitude span
- 53.693508 – 53.699643
- Longitude span
- -2.331543 – -2.307720
- Bounding box centre
- 53.696576, -2.319632
- Location descriptions
-
- A56 southbound between B6232 and A681
- A56 southbound access from B6232
- A56 southbound within the A681 junction
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Wed, May 20, 2026 8:00 PM
- Overall feed end
- Thu, May 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
- 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 B6232 and A681
- 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
- {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
8 coordinate pairs- Description
- A56 southbound access from B6232
- 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
- {643C5F33-4FF2-465F-AD62-36A2CBB6889D}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway Entry Slip
- From Distance
- 12 m
- To Distance
- 277 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 3
3 coordinate pairs- Description
- A56 southbound within the A681 junction
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- 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 4
6 coordinate pairs- Description
- A56 southbound between B6232 and A681
- 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
- {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
53.696852 -2.327162 53.696825 -2.327102 53.695985 -2.325217 53.695458 -2.324032 53.695024 -2.322999 53.694404 -2.321525
Segment 5
17 coordinate pairs- Description
- A56 southbound within the A681 junction
- 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
- {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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Segment 6
17 coordinate pairs- Description
- A56 southbound within the A681 junction
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- 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
- {FC326F34-EE9A-4998-9F15-082FF394333D}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 375 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 55
- First coordinate pair
- -2.329123, 53.697763
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 55
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- Cause type
- Road Maintenance
- Detailed cause
- Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
- Compliance
- Mandatory
- Probability
- Probable
- Validity status
- Planned
- Road management
- Carriageway Closures
- Feed provider
- National Highways
- Data source
- Roadworks
- Feed version
- 1
- Record created
- Fri, Mar 27, 2026 12:17 PM
- Record versioned
- Wed, May 20, 2026 3:09 AM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
Driving on the A56? See every live closure, roadwork and planned restriction on this road.
A56 live closuresRelated incidents
A56 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 1/0 to 5/5)
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Rawtenstall
A56 · A56 Northbound Within The A681 Junction
Cleared 1 day 9 hours ago
Started 12 Jun 2026, 19:00
Ended 13 Jun 2026, 05:00
A56 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 1/0 to 5/5)
Category: Road Maintenance
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A56 Northbound Bent Gate entry slip road lane 1 closure
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Rawtenstall
A56 · A56 Northbound Between A681 And B6232
Cleared 1 day 9 hours ago
Started 12 Jun 2026, 19:00
Ended 13 Jun 2026, 04:45
A56 Northbound Bent Gate entry slip road lane 1 closure
Category: Road Maintenance
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A56 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 1/0 to 5/5)
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Rawtenstall
A56 · A56 Northbound Between A681 And B6232
Cleared 2 days 14 hours ago
Started 11 Jun 2026, 20:35
Ended 12 Jun 2026, 00:00
A56 Northbound lane 1 closure (MP 1/0 to 5/5)
Category: Road Maintenance
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A56 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 8/6 to 7/6)
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Rawtenstall
A56 · Roundabout At A56/A680
Cleared 2 days 12 hours ago
Started 11 Jun 2026, 20:09
Ended 12 Jun 2026, 01:55
A56 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 8/6 to 7/6)
Category: Road Maintenance
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A56 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 8/6 to 7/6)
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Rawtenstall
A56 · Roundabout At A56/A680
Cleared 2 days 17 hours ago
Started 11 Jun 2026, 20:00
Ended 11 Jun 2026, 20:40
A56 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 8/6 to 7/6)
Category: Road Maintenance
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A56 Northbound Bent Gate entry slip road lane 1 closure
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Rawtenstall
A56 · A56 Northbound Between A681 And B6232
Cleared 2 days 9 hours ago
Started 11 Jun 2026, 19:00
Ended 12 Jun 2026, 04:55
A56 Northbound Bent Gate entry slip road lane 1 closure
Category: Road Maintenance
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