M56 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the M56 right now, but 2 roadworks are 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 jct 14 - 12 lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 47/5 - 43/9)

Active Roadworks National Highways

Cheshire West And Chester M56 · M56 Eastbound Between J14 And J12

Expected to clear in 4 hours 21 minutes

Started 13 Jun 2026, 19:50 Expected clear 14 Jun 2026, 05:00

M56 eastbound jct 14 - 12 lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 47/5 - 43/9)

Category: Road Maintenance

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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 2 days

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

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M56 closures planned this week

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 19 hours 21 minutes

Starts 14 Jun 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 15 Jun 2026, 05:00

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

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the M56

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