A56 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live closures are reported on the A56 right now.

Live A56 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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A56 closures planned this week

A56 Northbound Rising Bridge to M65

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Accrington A56 · A56 Northbound Within The A679 Junction

Starts in 1 hour 42 minutes

Starts 31 Jul 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 1 Aug 2026, 04:00

A56 Northbound Rising Bridge to M65

Category: Road Maintenance

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A56 Southbound Lane 2 closure (MP 13/9 to 7/6)

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Accrington A56 · A56 Southbound Between A679 And A680

Starts in 1 hour 42 minutes

Starts 31 Jul 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 1 Aug 2026, 04:00

A56 Southbound Lane 2 closure (MP 13/9 to 7/6)

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the A56

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