RoadworksJ16 → J19 · both
Carriageway repairs, 50 mph limit
Narrow lanes through the works with average speed cameras in operation.
+10min
Slow traffic through the roadworks. No major incidents on the M56 right now.
Updated just now · refreshes every 5 min
Narrow lanes through the works with average speed cameras in operation.
Recovery en route. One lane closed, traffic passing in the remaining lanes.
Follow the signed hollow-square diversion via the local A-road network.
Resurfacing on the interchange slip. Signed diversion via the next junction.
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The M56 links Manchester and its airport with Chester and the North Wales coast road. Airport junctions 5 and 6 dominate the traffic pattern, and the interchange with the M6 at Lymm is a regular queue in both directions. Live incidents, roadworks and closures along the route refresh every 5 minutes.