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M56 Road Closures — Official Records & Permits

Current and upcoming M56 motorway closures. Full permit references, promoting organisations, and highway authority details.

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About the M56

Verified junction coverage

This profile summarises the verified junction records linked to the M56. It identifies the mapped junction coverage used on this page and does not claim a route length, endpoint, ownership or current traffic status.

Road reference

M56 motorway

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Mapped junctions

14 records

Junction references currently represented in the verified dataset.

Coordinate status

14 of 14 verified

Verified coordinates are retained as junction map points, not a route centreline.

Mapped context

5 county labels

10 nearby locality labels across the mapped junction records.

Route context for M56 closures

The live list below reports current and planned records associated with M56. Junction locations and closure locations remain separate map references.

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M56 — Live Statistics

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M56 Junctions

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J1

Kingsway Interchange

Stockport

J2

Sharston Interchange

Wythenshawe

J3

Junction 3

Wythenshawe

J3A

Junction 3A

Wythenshawe

J4

Wythenshawe

Wythenshawe

J5

Airport

Wythenshawe

J6

Hale Four Seasons

Trafford

J7

Bowdon

Rostherne

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Road Closures on the M56

Road Closures UK shows all 2 current and planned closures on the M56 motorway, sourced directly from National Highways' Transport Data Feeds and Street Manager. Each record includes the full permit reference number, the promoting organisation carrying out the works, the responsible highway authority, the work status, and whether a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order (TTRO) is required — information not available on Google Maps, Waze, or other traffic apps.

What the current M56 records show

The 2 records currently published for M56 are scheduled to start later rather than active today. Recorded severity is medium (2). The latest scheduled end date on this page is 3 September.

Live closure details

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Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows all current and planned road closures on the M56, updated every 15 minutes from official UK government sources including Street Manager and National Highways. Click any closure to see full permit details, including the permit reference number, promoting organisation, and highway authority.
M56 road closure data comes from official UK sources: Street Manager (councils and utility companies), National Highways (motorways and major A-roads), D-TRO (Digital Traffic Regulation Orders), Traffic Scotland, Traffic Wales, and TrafficWatchNI. All data is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Road Closures UK shows M56 closures up to 90 days in advance. Street Manager permits are submitted by councils and utility companies before work begins, so you can often see closures weeks or months ahead of the start date.
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