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Motorway closure as two lanes blocked due to flooding

Two lanes have been closed on the M56 this morning due to flooding.
The westbound section of the motorway is partially closed between junction 6 for Wilmslow Road (Hale Four Seasons roundabout) and junction 7 for Bowden, according to local traffic site…

Crash on M6 sees lanes closed and up to 40-minute delays

Two lane are closed southbound between junction 19, for the A556, and junction 18, for Middlewich, this evening (November 26).
Police are at the scene, and there are warnings of delays of up to 40 minutes on top of usual journey time. 
A spokesman for …

Live updates as emergency services shut M56 after serious crash

A section of the M56 has been closed after a crash.
The incident is believed to include a car and a lorry, eastbound on the motorway, from J9 M6 J20 ( Lymm Interchange) to J7 A556 Chester Road ( Bowdon ).
According to National Highways, emergency servi…

LIVE: M6 gridlocked in Cheshire as police close lane after crash

Police have closed a lane on a busy stretch of the M6 after a crash in Cheshire. The southbound side of the motorway is reportedly gridlocked
The accident has happened between juntions 18 and 19, for Middlewich/Holmes Chapel[1] and Knutsford[2], respec…

Recap: Delays after lorry and car collision on M6

A crash between a lorry and a car closed two lanes on the M6 earlier this evening. Traffic was queuing due to the smash on the northbound carriageway between junction 18 and junction 19 in Cheshire.
Lanes three and four were closed at around 6.45pm. Li…

M56 traffic stopped near Manchester Airport

Emergency roadworks took place on the M56 eastbound this morning.
Two of four lanes had to be closed between J7 (A556) and J6 near Manchester Airport.
The works were carried out to fix a defect with an expansion joint which requires re-tarmacking.
Nati…

M6 chaotic congestion continues due to overturned lorry

Traffic is reported on the M6 due to an overturned lorry (Image: National Highways)THERE is still heavy congestion on the M6 today, Friday, due to a road traffic incident with queues stretching back 10 miles.An overturned lorry is the source of the con…

M6 traffic: congestion as overturned HGV closes lanes

An overturned lorry is the source of the congestion.
As per an incident report, two lanes were closed on the M6 southbound between junction 20, Lymm, and junction 19, Knutsford.
One of these lanes has now reopened.
M6 southbound between j20 and j19 Hig…

M6 traffic: overturned lorry and medical emergency

An overturned lorry is the source of the congestion.
As per an incident report, two lanes are closed on the M6 southbound between junction 20, Lymm, and junction 19, Knutsford.
M6 southbound between j20 and j19 Highways and Police are dealing with an R…

Live updates as M6 overturned lorry closures and traffic chaos

Lanes are closed on the M6 due to an overturned lorry.
Travel monitoring Inrix is reporting severe delays due to two lanes being closed from J20 M56 J9 ( Lymm Interchange) to J19 A556 ( Knutsford).
Traffic is backing up to J21 (Woolston). Travel time i…