M56 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the M56 right now, but 1 roadwork is currently in force.

Live M56 updates from National Highways and Traffic Wales: incident closures, roadworks in force, planned closures for the week ahead and recently cleared disruption.

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M56 roadworks in force now

M56 Eastbound hard shoulder closure (MP 55/0 to 54/6)

Active Roadworks National Highways

Cheshire West And Chester M56 · M56 Eastbound Between J15 And J14

Expected to clear in 4 days 10 hours

Started 5 Jul 2026, 23:00 Expected clear 5 Aug 2026, 23:01

M56 Eastbound hard shoulder closure (MP 55/0 to 54/6)

Category: Construction Work

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M56 closures planned this week

M56 Westbound Jct 5 exit slip road lane 1 closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Trafford M56 · M56 Westbound Between J4 And J5

Starts in 7 hours 56 minutes

Starts 1 Aug 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 2 Aug 2026, 04:00

M56 Westbound Jct 5 exit slip road lane 1 closure

Category: Construction Work

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M56 Eastbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 52/1 to 47/0)

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Cheshire West And Chester M56 · M56 Eastbound Within J14

Starts in 7 hours 56 minutes

Starts 1 Aug 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 2 Aug 2026, 05:00

M56 Eastbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 52/1 to 47/0)

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the M56

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