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M56 eastbound slip road closure at J5, 23 Oct 2025

Cleared

This incident on the M56 has cleared. It started at 02:35 on 23 Oct 2025 and cleared at 02:44 on 23 Oct 2025.

Last updated by National Highways at 02:44 on Thursday 23 October 2025.

Closure details and map

Status
Cleared
Closure type
Slip road closure
Category
Incident
Road
M56
Direction
Eastbound
Junctions
J5
Location
M56 J5 eastbound access from Manchester Airport
Started
02:35 on Thursday 23 October 2025
Cleared
02:44 on Thursday 23 October 2025
Source
National Highways
Last updated by the source
02:44 on Thursday 23 October 2025

Map of the M56 eastbound slip road closure at J5

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Other M56 closures and crash records

2 other closures are in force on the M56 right now, and 43 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.

All M56 closures