Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J12 and J11 . (The old bridge was demolished because it was found to be cracking.) The M56 is sometimes rather poetically described as the "North Cheshire motorway", and runs from Greater Manchester to Chester, with connections to the Wirral and North Wales.At its Manchester end, the M56 is one of very few roads to present a metaphysical problem. Live Traffic (location based) Chat (location based) M6 Motorway Junctions.

Are they truly temporary?What happens when there's a big accident on a trunk route? Status : Pending. Live Traffic (location based) Chat (location based) M56 Motorway Junctions. Work started in 2006In October and November 2010, the bridge was demolished and replaced.On Saturday 28 February and Sunday 1 March 2015, the new concrete girders of the Thorley Lane bridge a little north of Manchester Airport were put in. 2020-08-10 Roadnow. It's called a spur, and it looks like one, being much narrower than the M56 proper just beyond it. Status : Pending. MAP M56 junction: J1 ... MAP M56 junction: J15 Eastbound exit: Limited Access | | Westbound exit: Chester Food (20) | Petrol (1) | Lodging (0) MAP M56 junction: J16 It serves commuters heading to Manchester, particularly those from the wider Cheshire area, and gives access to Manchester Airport from the national motorway network. The Government announced in August 2015 that the motorway would be upgraded to a Driver Location Signs, Highway Agency Area 10 (map) - Highway Authority, 2009 M6 Motorway Junctions. know it ahead ™ ... Toggle navigation. With a length of 33.3 miles, it is often busy with long-distance commuter traffic towards North Wales.

It turns out they're multiplying... if you know where to look!In this first Imperfectly Odd outing, we take a trip to northern Lancashire to see one of the most peculiar motorways in the UK, and one with the strangest history.Wide ranging changes to London's Congestion Charge take effect this week. This caused much traffic congestion from M56 traffic diverted through Altrincham and Wythenshawe and along Styal Road and Kingsway, starting on Thursday 26 March because of work putting cones on the carriageway.

M56 Motorway Junctions. The M56 was closed over that weekend for this. Tapping each icon will reveal more details, with a link to a detailed database page. At first it stopped at junction 14, but the A5117 from there onwards was badly congested, so it was extended to reach the With thanks to Roy Greenwood, Bob Henshaw, Peter Edwardson and Tony Moore for information on this page.Last year we reported on an experimental "3D" zebra crossing.

Lane Closures : Lanes 1 and 2 will be closed.

2020-08-11 Roadnow. The road forms part of the unsigned Euroroute E22. So is the spur actually the mainline of the M56? There will be activity in this area until mid-2017, but the majority of the work was completed by summer 2016. There are more search options below. Reason : Roadworks are planned. It runs from Junction 4 of the M60 to Dunkirk, near Chester. It appears to stop end-on with the A5103 Princess Parkway, but at just the point where it ends, a spur branches off towards the The M56 has no junction 13. It branches off at what appears to be the terminus of the M56, but the junction is number 3, and junctions 1 and 2 are then located on the spur. Lanes Closed : There will be two of three lanes closed. This junction has been modified to provide a quick link between the M56 motorway and the new main route through Runcorn to the Mersey Gateway Bridge and onwards towards Liverpool and the M62.

Lane Closures : Lanes 1 and 2 will be closed.

Schedule : Expect disruption everyday between 21:00 and 06:00 from 17 August 2020 to 19 August 2020. Schedule : Expect disruption everyday between 20:00 and 06:00 from 17 August 2020 to 23 August 2020.

Conspiracy theorists might have you believe it was reserved for the southward extension of the At the western end of the route, the M56 has been extended more than once. The M5 is a busy road, but never busier than in the summer holidays. Reason : Roadworks are planned. There are 3 official services on the M56, each of which is marked on the map below.

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J11 and J9 . If the map doesn't load properly, try refreshing this page. The M56 motorway, also known as the North Cheshire motorway, is in Cheshire and Greater Manchester, England.

Who picks up the pieces, and why does it take so long?Original text, photographs and graphics © 2001-2020 Chris Marshall, except where stated.Manchester Airport, Warrington, Runcorn, Ellesmere Port

Not just the road from the Midlands to South Wales and Bristol, but also the way from most of the UK to holidays in the South West.