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M56 Moderate Cleared

M56 westbound within J6 | Westbound | Congestion

25 Jun 2026, 03:47 Westbound 59 views

Incident Details

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

M56
Moderate
Cleared
03:47, 25 Jun 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 33 minutes. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 8m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 43m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 18m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 53m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 33m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 8m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 48m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 23m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 58m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 38m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 13m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 48m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 23m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 58m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 33m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 8m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 43m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 18m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 53m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 28m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 8m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 48m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 28m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 8m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 48m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 28m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 3m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 38m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 13m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 48m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 23m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 58m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 33m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 8m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 43m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 23h 18m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 23h 53m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 24h 28m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 25h 8m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 25h 43m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 26h 18m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 26h 53m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 27h 33m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 28h 8m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M56 westbound at junction J6 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 03:45 and 04:00 on 25 June 2026.

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

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