Active roadworks
This roadworks closure on the M56 is in force now. It started at 09:00 on Sun 4 Oct and is expected to clear at 17:00 on Wed 11 Nov.
Last updated by National Highways at 21:54 on Sunday 4 October 2026.
Map of the M56 eastbound hard shoulder closure between J5 and J4
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7 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.