M56 Westbound to M53 Southbound link road lane 1 closure
ClearedM56 Westbound to M53 Southbound link road lane 1 closure
- Start time
- Tue, May 26, 2026 7:43 PM
- Expected end
- Sun, May 31, 2026 4:00 AM
- Duration
- 4 days 8 hours 17 minutes
- Road
- M56 – Link Road From M56 Westbound J15 To M53 Southbound J11
- Category
- Construction Work
- Direction
- Westbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes affected
- Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 4 lanes affected, 1 of 1 lanes affected
- Reason
- Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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- First published
- Tue, May 26, 2026 7:43 PM
- Last updated
- Tue, May 26, 2026 8:27 PM
- Cleared
- Sun, May 31, 2026 4:00 AM
- Latest update: M56 Westbound to M53 Southbound link road lane 1 closure
- Coordinates
- 53.248177, -2.862196
- Latitude span
- 53.244462 – 53.250392
- Longitude span
- -2.867819 – -2.847456
- Bounding box centre
- 53.247427, -2.857638
- Location descriptions
-
- link road from M56 westbound J15 to M53 southbound J11
- M56 westbound between J14 and J15
- Feed validity status
- Active
- Overall feed start
- Tue, May 26, 2026 7:43 PM
- Overall feed end
- Sun, May 31, 2026 4:00 AM
- Feed window length
- 4 days 8 hours 17 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
32 coordinate pairs- Description
- link road from M56 westbound J15 to M53 southbound J11
- Lane Usage
- Cl1
- Lane Number
- 1
- Lane Status
- Closed
- Lane Direction
- Aligned
- Lanes Restricted
- 1 lane restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 operational lanes
- Direction On Section
- West Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start1 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M56
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {D3FBA54E-2F40-400C-B67B-1DCE4ACC51E6}
- Linear Element Type
- Other
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 979 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 2
12 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 westbound between J14 and J15
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lane Usage
- Cl1
- Lane Number
- 1
- Lane Status
- Closed
- Lane Direction
- Aligned
- Lanes Restricted
- 1 lane restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 4 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
- {8062E4FF-D178-401B-B784-0896E4D51641}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 93 m
- To Distance
- 838 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 3
2 coordinate pairs- Description
- M56 westbound between J14 and J15
- Lane Usage
- Cl1
- Lane Number
- 1
- Lane Status
- Closed
- Lane Direction
- Aligned
- Lanes Restricted
- 1 lane restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 1 operational lane
- Direction On Section
- West Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start1 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M56
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {8A9F235C-A558-4656-9FB2-2C6FBF153943}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway Exit Slip
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 73 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 46
- First coordinate pair
- -2.859482, 53.249232
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 46
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- Cause type
- Construction Work
- Detailed cause
- Construction Work
- Compliance
- Mandatory
- Probability
- Certain
- Validity status
- Active
- Road management
- Other
- Feed provider
- National Highways
- Data source
- Roadworks
- Feed version
- 1
- Record created
- Tue, May 26, 2026 7:43 PM
- Record versioned
- Tue, May 26, 2026 8:27 PM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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Started Start time TBC
Description: A483 : Southbound : Rhostyllen : Resurfacing work : Exit slip road closed : Diversions in place : 08/06/26-19/06/26 1900-0600 :, Start time: 08/06/2026 19:00 , End Date: 19/06/2026 6:00, Severity: Road closure, Source: Welsh Government, Last updated: 12/06/2026 13:46
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Started Start time TBC
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Ended 14 Jun 2026, 01:50
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Category: Road Maintenance
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