M56 westbound to A556 southbound closure link road closure

Planned

M56 westbound to A556 southbound closure link road closure

Start time
Thu, Nov 13, 2025 9:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Nov 14, 2025 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
A556 – A556 Southbound Within The M56/A56 Junction
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Roadworks
Active
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Oct 31, 2025 8:14 AM
Last updated
Thu, Nov 13, 2025 5:15 AM
Cleared
Fri, Nov 14, 2025 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M56 westbound to A556 southbound closure link road closure
Coordinates
53.365322, -2.385075
Latitude span
53.360379 – 53.366979
Longitude span
-2.394649 – -2.377401
Bounding box centre
53.363679, -2.386025
Location descriptions
  • A556 southbound within the M56/A56 junction
  • M56 J7 westbound exit
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Nov 13, 2025 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Nov 14, 2025 6:00 AM
Feed window length
9 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A556 southbound within the M56/A56 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
A556
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{2866FEB4-AB2E-44B3-95EC-8D4ACC63511E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
40 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.363369 -2.391364
53.363153 -2.391603
53.363063 -2.391692

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
A556 southbound within the M56/A56 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
A556
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{E8B8023E-94C7-4401-9C46-124418C2C013}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
357 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.362927 -2.391856
53.362684 -2.392155
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Segment 3

37 coordinate pairs
Description
A556 southbound within the M56/A56 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
A556
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
747 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.365102 -2.378965
53.365357 -2.379236
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53.36559 -2.379516
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Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
A556 southbound within the M56/A56 junction
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
A556
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{DC7EA28E-63F4-4248-B115-869E84203A82}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
21 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.363541 -2.391201
53.363369 -2.391364

Segment 5

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 J7 westbound exit
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
West Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M56
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{5EAB1648-58FB-4DE4-A100-A07540561ED7}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
142 m
To Distance
298 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.36192 -2.377401
53.362254 -2.37753
53.362542 -2.377622
53.363282 -2.377913

Segment 6

3 coordinate pairs
Description
A556 southbound within the M56/A56 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
A556
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{4918954D-A3D7-43A8-8923-1C57228156A1}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
12 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.366887 -2.385798
53.366879 -2.38586
53.366863 -2.385975

Segment 7

5 coordinate pairs
Description
A556 southbound within the M56/A56 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 End2
Linear Element Road
A556
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{2B31A2C6-8C57-4782-A503-7ED8DFC6771F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
106 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.364359 -2.390374
53.364217 -2.390516
53.363965 -2.390754
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53.363541 -2.391201

Segment 8

18 coordinate pairs
Description
A556 southbound within the M56/A56 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
A556
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{6BA78E29-C9D2-46B8-907E-0396CA6D7BC3}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
419 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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53.364359 -2.390374
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
78
First coordinate pair
-2.391364, 53.363369
Road section segments
1
Road section points
78
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
4
Record created
Fri, Oct 31, 2025 8:14 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Nov 13, 2025 5:15 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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