M56 road closures & live traffic incidents

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

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M56 roadworks in force now

M56 Eastbound to A50 Northbound link road closure

Active Roadworks National Highways

Warrington M56 · Link Road From M56 J9 Eastbound To M6 J20 Northbound/A50

Expected to clear in 2 hours 42 minutes

Started 3 Aug 2026, 19:32 Expected clear 4 Aug 2026, 05:00

M56 Eastbound to A50 Northbound link road closure

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the M56

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

Cleared 17 minutes 11 seconds ago
M56 eastbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 51/4 to 43/1)
Cleared

Cleared 2 hours 17 minutes ago
M56 Eastbound to A50 Northbound link road closure
Cleared

Cleared 6 hours 17 minutes ago
M56 Eastbound Jct 9 exit slip road lane 1 closure
Cleared

Cleared 6 hours 17 minutes ago
M56 Eastbound hardshoulder closure (MP 56/1 to 55/7)
Cleared

Cleared 13 hours 47 minutes ago
M56 Eastbound hardshoulder closure (MP 56/1 to 55/7)
Cleared

Cleared 18 hours 27 minutes ago
M56 Eastbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 52/1 to 47/0)
Cleared

Cleared 22 hours 7 minutes ago
M56 Eastbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 52/1 to 47/0)
Cleared

Cleared 1 day 4 hours ago
M56 Westbound Jct 5 exit slip road lane 1 closure
Cleared

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

Cleared 2 days 2 hours ago

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