Live incidentLane closureNational Highways
M56 eastbound lane closure between J3 and J3A, live incident, started Sat 10 Oct, 16:36
- Road
- M56
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Junctions
- J3 to J3A
- Started
- Sat 10 Oct, 16:36
- Category
- Incident
M56 eastbound lane closure between J4 and J3, 10 Oct 2026
Cleared
This incident on the M56 has cleared. It started at 16:36 on Sat 10 Oct and cleared at 17:25 on Sat 10 Oct.
Last updated by National Highways at 16:58 on Saturday 10 October 2026.
Closure details and map
- Status
- Cleared
- Closure type
- Lane closure
- Category
- Incident
- Road
- M56
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Junctions
- J4 to J3
- Location
- M56 eastbound between J4 and J3
- Started
- 16:36 on Saturday 10 October 2026
- Cleared
- 17:25 on Saturday 10 October 2026
- Source
- National Highways
- Last updated by the source
- 16:58 on Saturday 10 October 2026
Map of the M56 eastbound lane closure between J4 and J3
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- Cleared
Other M56 closures and crash records
3 other closures are in force on the M56 right now, and 42 more are planned in the next 7 days.
The M56 accident statistics from 1979 to 2025 record 4,646 collisions on the road, 98 of them fatal.
- Active roadworksHard shoulder closureNational Highways
M56 eastbound hard shoulder closure between J5 and J4, active roadworks, started Sun 4 Oct, 09:00
- Road
- M56
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Junctions
- J5 to J4
- Started
- Sun 4 Oct, 09:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 11 Nov, 17:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Active roadworksHard shoulder closureNational Highways
M56 eastbound hard shoulder closure at J11, active roadworks, started Tue 6 Jan 2026, 10:00
- Road
- M56
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Junctions
- J11
- Started
- Tue 6 Jan 2026, 10:00
- Expected to clear
- Fri 8 Jan, 16:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedLane closureNational Highways
A5103 northbound lane closure at the M60 junction, planned, starts Sat 10 Oct, 21:00
- Road
- A5103 and M56
- Direction
- Northbound
- Starts
- Sat 10 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Sun 11 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- PlannedLane closureNational Highways
M56 eastbound lane closure between J7 and J6, planned, starts Sat 10 Oct, 21:00
- Road
- M56
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Junctions
- J7 to J6
- Starts
- Sat 10 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Sun 11 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Construction Work
- PlannedExit slip road closureNational Highways
M56 eastbound exit slip road closure at J9, planned, starts Sun 11 Oct, 20:00
- Road
- M56
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Junctions
- J9
- Starts
- Sun 11 Oct, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Mon 12 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance