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M56 Moderate Cleared

M56 eastbound between J15 and J14 | Eastbound | Congestion

15 Jun 2026, 16:52 Eastbound 41 views

Incident Details

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

M56
Moderate
Cleared
16:52, 15 Jun 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 33 minutes. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 13m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 53m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 28m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 3m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 38m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 18m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 58m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 33m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 8m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 43m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 18m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 53m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 28m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 3m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 43m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 18m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 53m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 28m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 3m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 38m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 13m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 53m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 28m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 3m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 43m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 18m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 53m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 33m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 8m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 43m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 23m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 58m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 33m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 8m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 32h 3m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 33h 53m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 34h 33m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 35h 8m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 35h 43m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 36h 18m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound between junctions J15 and J14 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 15 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

Wording as published by National Highways, recorded as it changed.

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