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M56 Moderate Cleared

M56 J2 eastbound access | Eastbound | Congestion

23 Jun 2026, 15:21 Eastbound 43 views

Incident Details

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

M56
Moderate
Cleared
15:21, 23 Jun 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 14m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 49m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 24m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 59m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 34m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 9m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 44m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 24m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 59m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 34m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 9m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 44m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 19m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 54m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 34m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 9m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 44m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 19m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 54m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 29m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 4m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 39m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 14m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 54m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 34m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 9m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 44m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 19m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 54m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 29m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 9m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 44m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 19m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 54m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 29m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 9m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 44m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 23h 24m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 24h 4m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 29h 39m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 30h 14m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 44m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 29m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 4m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 39m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 14m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 54m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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 34m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 37h 14m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 37h 54m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 38h 29m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 39h 4m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Final update

Location : The M56 eastbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 23 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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