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A56 Road Closures — Permits & Works

Current and upcoming A56 road closures and roadworks. Permit references, promoters, and highway authority information.

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About the A56

OS Open Roads reference

This page is tied to the A56 reference in Ordnance Survey’s OS Open Roads network for Great Britain. The route profile below is separate from the live closure records and helps identify the mapped road network this page covers.

Mapped length

78 mi · 125 km

Summed from classified OS road links, not a driving-distance estimate.

OS classification

A Road

Recorded in the verified route dataset for this road reference.

Dataset region

North West

Derived from the road network’s mapped reference coordinate.

Local reference

Manchester

Greater Manchester

Route context for A56 closures

The route’s mapped reference point falls in Greater Manchester, near Manchester. It is an orientation point, not a claimed route endpoint. The live list above remains the source for current and planned closure timings, permit details and affected locations.

Route reference data: Ordnance Survey OS Open Roads, a high-level Great Britain road network dataset.

2 closures found

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A56 — Live Statistics

Based on all 2 records for A56, including any hidden by the filters above.

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0
Planned
0
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36
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closure — A56 J A680 SOUTH OF HASLINGDEN LEAVE S, ROSSENDALE
Manchester
mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 27 Jul 2026 04:00 Ends: 1 Sept 2026 04:00
closure — A56 J A680 SOUTH OF HASLINGDEN LEAVE S, ROSSENDALE
Manchester
mediumMediumActiveActive NowStarted: 27 Jul 2026 04:00 Ends: 31 Aug 2026 04:00

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Road Closures on the A56

Road Closures UK shows all 2 current and planned closures on the A56, sourced from Street Manager and National Highways. Each record includes the full permit reference number, the promoting organisation, the responsible highway authority, and the scheduled start and end dates. Sign up for free email alerts to be notified of new A56 closures as soon as they are added.

What the current A56 records show

All 2 records currently published for A56 are under way now. Recorded severity is medium (2). The latest scheduled end date on this page is 1 September.

Live closure details

Open a closure for its permit reference, exact timings and affected-road information.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows all current and planned road closures on the A56, updated every 15 minutes from official UK government sources including Street Manager and National Highways. Click any closure to see full permit details, including the permit reference number, promoting organisation, and highway authority.
A56 road closure data comes from official UK sources: Street Manager (councils and utility companies), National Highways (motorways and major A-roads), D-TRO (Digital Traffic Regulation Orders), Traffic Scotland, Traffic Wales, and TrafficWatchNI. All data is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Road Closures UK shows A56 closures up to 90 days in advance. Street Manager permits are submitted by councils and utility companies before work begins, so you can often see closures weeks or months ahead of the start date.
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