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 weeks 1 day

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 hardshoulder closure (MP 7/7 to 7/2)

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Cheshire East M56 · M56 J7 Westbound Exit

Starts in 11 hours 4 minutes

Starts 7 Jul 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 8 Jul 2026, 04:00

M56 Westbound hardshoulder closure (MP 7/7 to 7/2)

Category: Road Maintenance

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M56 westbound jct 6 entry slip road closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Manchester M56 · M56 J6 Westbound Access

Starts in 11 hours 4 minutes

Starts 7 Jul 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 8 Jul 2026, 05:00

M56 westbound jct 6 entry slip road closure

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the M56

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