M56 Westbound Jct 2 exit slip road hardshoulder and lane 1 closure

Cleared

M56 Westbound Jct 2 exit slip road hardshoulder and lane 1 closure

Start time
Thu, Dec 18, 2025 9:30 AM
Expected end
Thu, Dec 18, 2025 3:30 PM
Duration
6 hours
Road
M56 – M56 Westbound Between J1 And J2
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Westbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
Hover or tap markers for full details

Move Insights

Thinking of moving to this area?

Check flood risk, planning history, EPC ratings and more with a Move Insights property report.

Flood risk assessment
Planning history
EPC ratings & more
First published
Wed, Dec 17, 2025 11:19 AM
Last updated
Thu, Dec 18, 2025 1:59 AM
Cleared
Thu, Dec 18, 2025 3:30 PM
  • Latest update: M56 Westbound Jct 2 exit slip road hardshoulder and lane 1 closure
Coordinates
53.395791, -2.253539
Latitude span
53.395584 – 53.396193
Longitude span
-2.256508 – -2.249691
Bounding box centre
53.395889, -2.253100
Location descriptions
  • M56 westbound between J1 and J2
  • M56 J2 westbound exit
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Dec 18, 2025 9:30 AM
Overall feed end
Thu, Dec 18, 2025 3:30 PM
Feed window length
6 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
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

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 westbound between J1 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
{95BDCF36-B5E7-4A8B-AE0D-D3EE33AEF5C0}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
182 m
To Distance
356 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.395643 -2.249691
53.395614 -2.250077
53.395595 -2.250378
53.395585 -2.250739
53.395585 -2.251099
53.395584 -2.251445
53.395592 -2.251671
53.395627 -2.252303

Segment 2

17 coordinate pairs
Description
M56 J2 westbound exit
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
{2F12E7A4-0612-422D-B3EB-E2B147A147D6}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
290 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
53.395627 -2.252303
53.395599 -2.252739
53.395607 -2.253055
53.395625 -2.253355
53.395642 -2.253656
53.395686 -2.254017
53.395775 -2.254574
53.395819 -2.254815
53.395855 -2.254966
53.3959 -2.255162
53.395962 -2.255463
53.396033 -2.255734
53.396122 -2.25602
53.396135 -2.256065
53.396176 -2.256216
53.396193 -2.256412
53.396193 -2.256508
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
25
First coordinate pair
-2.249691, 53.395643
Road section segments
1
Road section points
25
View geometry JSON
{
    "type": "MultiLineString",
    "coordinates": [
        [
            [
                -2.249691,
                53.395643
            ],
            [
                -2.250077,
                53.395614
            ],
            [
                -2.250378,
                53.395595
            ],
            [
                -2.250739,
                53.395585
            ],
            [
                -2.251099,
                53.395585
            ],
            [
                -2.251445,
                53.395584
            ],
            [
                -2.251671,
                53.395592
            ],
            [
                -2.252303,
                53.395627
            ],
            [
                -2.252303,
                53.395627
            ],
            [
                -2.252739,
                53.395599
            ],
            [
                -2.253055,
                53.395607
            ],
            [
                -2.253355,
                53.395625
            ],
            [
                -2.253656,
                53.395642
            ],
            [
                -2.254017,
                53.395686
            ],
            [
                -2.254574,
                53.395775
            ],
            [
                -2.254815,
                53.395819
            ],
            [
                -2.254966,
                53.395855
            ],
            [
                -2.255162,
                53.3959
            ],
            [
                -2.255463,
                53.395962
            ],
            [
                -2.255734,
                53.396033
            ],
            [
                -2.25602,
                53.396122
            ],
            [
                -2.256065,
                53.396135
            ],
            [
                -2.256216,
                53.396176
            ],
            [
                -2.256412,
                53.396193
            ],
            [
                -2.256508,
                53.396193
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
[
    [
        [
            -2.249691,
            53.395643
        ],
        [
            -2.250077,
            53.395614
        ],
        [
            -2.250378,
            53.395595
        ],
        [
            -2.250739,
            53.395585
        ],
        [
            -2.251099,
            53.395585
        ],
        [
            -2.251445,
            53.395584
        ],
        [
            -2.251671,
            53.395592
        ],
        [
            -2.252303,
            53.395627
        ],
        [
            -2.252303,
            53.395627
        ],
        [
            -2.252739,
            53.395599
        ],
        [
            -2.253055,
            53.395607
        ],
        [
            -2.253355,
            53.395625
        ],
        [
            -2.253656,
            53.395642
        ],
        [
            -2.254017,
            53.395686
        ],
        [
            -2.254574,
            53.395775
        ],
        [
            -2.254815,
            53.395819
        ],
        [
            -2.254966,
            53.395855
        ],
        [
            -2.255162,
            53.3959
        ],
        [
            -2.255463,
            53.395962
        ],
        [
            -2.255734,
            53.396033
        ],
        [
            -2.25602,
            53.396122
        ],
        [
            -2.256065,
            53.396135
        ],
        [
            -2.256216,
            53.396176
        ],
        [
            -2.256412,
            53.396193
        ],
        [
            -2.256508,
            53.396193
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Dec 17, 2025 11:19 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Dec 18, 2025 1:59 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

Driving on the M56? See every live closure, roadwork and planned restriction on this road.

M56 live closures

Related incidents

M56 Eastbound hardshoulder 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 2 weeks 23 hours

Started 26 Mar 2026, 06:00 Expected clear 30 Jun 2026, 05:00

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

Category: Road Maintenance
View update

A556/M56 Westbound hardshoulder Lane 1 closure (MP 7/5 to 6/4)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Cheshire East M56 · M56 J7 Westbound Exit

Starts in 14 hours 58 minutes

Starts 15 Jun 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 16 Jun 2026, 04:00

A556/M56 Westbound hardshoulder Lane 1 closure (MP 7/5 to 6/4)

Category: Road Maintenance
View update

M56 eastbound jct 12 - 11 lanes one and two closure (MP 44/5 - 39/9)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Halton M56 · M56 Eastbound Between J12 And J11

Starts in 14 hours 58 minutes

Starts 15 Jun 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 16 Jun 2026, 05:00

M56 eastbound jct 12 - 11 lanes one and two closure (MP 44/5 - 39/9)

Category: Road Maintenance
View update

A494 Eastbound lane 2 closure (MP 0/7 to M56 56/2)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Cheshire West And Chester M56 · M56 Eastbound Between A494 And J15

Starts in 13 hours 58 minutes

Starts 15 Jun 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 16 Jun 2026, 04:00

A494 Eastbound lane 2 closure (MP 0/7 to M56 56/2)

Category: Construction Work
View update

M56 eastbound jct 12 - 11 lanes one and two closure (MP 44/5 - 39/9)

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Halton M56 · M56 Eastbound Between J12 And J11

Cleared 1 hour 11 minutes ago

Started 14 Jun 2026, 20:02 Ended 15 Jun 2026, 03:50

M56 eastbound jct 12 - 11 lanes one and two closure (MP 44/5 - 39/9)

Category: Road Maintenance
View update

M56 eastbound jct 12 - 11 lanes one and two closure (MP 44/5 - 39/9)

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Halton M56 · M56 Eastbound Between J12 And J11

Cleared 8 hours 31 minutes ago

Started 14 Jun 2026, 20:00 Ended 14 Jun 2026, 20:30

M56 eastbound jct 12 - 11 lanes one and two closure (MP 44/5 - 39/9)

Category: Road Maintenance
View update