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M56 Severe Cleared

M56 | Cheshire | Carriageway Closure | Expect Delays

31 Aug 2026, 01:27 Cheshire 61 views

Incident Details

The M56 eastbound is closed between J14 (Hapsford) and J12 (Runcorn) for a police led incident

M56
Severe
Cleared
01:27, 31 Aug 2026
10:21, 31 Aug 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

The M56 eastbound is closed between J14 (Hapsford) and J12 (Runcorn) for a police led incident

· Update

The M56 eastbound is closed between J14 (Hapsford) and J12 (Runcorn) for a police led incident

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 9m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M56 eastbound is closed between J14 (Hapsford) and J12 (Runcorn) for a police led incident

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 44m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M56 eastbound is closed between J14 (Hapsford) and J12 (Runcorn) for a police led incident

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 19m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M56 eastbound is closed between J14 (Hapsford) and J12 (Runcorn) for a police led incident

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 54m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M56 eastbound is closed between J14 (Hapsford) and J12 (Runcorn) for a police led incident

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 29m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M56 eastbound is closed between J14 (Hapsford) and J12 (Runcorn) for a police led incident

· Update

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

· Update

The M56 eastbound is closed between J14 (Hapsford) and J12 (Runcorn) for a police led incident

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 39m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M56 eastbound is closed between J14 (Hapsford) and J12 (Runcorn) for a police led incident

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 14m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M56 eastbound is closed between J14 (Hapsford) and J12 (Runcorn) for a police led incident

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 49m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M56 eastbound is closed between J14 (Hapsford) and J12 (Runcorn) for a police led incident

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 29m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M56 eastbound is closed between J14 (Hapsford) and J12 (Runcorn) for a police led incident

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 4m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M56 eastbound is closed between J14 (Hapsford) and J12 (Runcorn) for a police led incident

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 39m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M56 eastbound is closed between J14 (Hapsford) and J12 (Runcorn) for a police led incident

· Update

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

· Update

The M56 eastbound is closed between J14 (Hapsford) and J12 (Runcorn) for a police led incident

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 49m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M56 eastbound is closed between J14 (Hapsford) and J12 (Runcorn) for a police led incident

· Update

✅ Incident cleared — M56 reopened at 10:21 on 31 Aug 2026. Total disruption: 8h 54m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.

· Final update

The M56 eastbound is closed between J14 (Hapsford) and J12 (Runcorn) for a police led incident

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

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