M56 closed J5 westbound (broken-down vehicle)
Road closure on the M56 westbound at J5 on Saturday 17 October 2026, from 19:38. Still reported at 00:35 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom and the motorway signs.
- Status
- Live since yesterday 19:38 (4 h 57 min)
- Location
- M56 westbound · J5
- Reported as
- Broken-down vehicle
- Lanes
- Road closed
- At its worst
- Delay ~18 min
- Sources
- TomTom ×2 · Motorway signs ×9
Timeline
- Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min
- TomTom no longer reports it
- Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
- Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
- Motorway signs no longer show “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
- Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
- Motorway signs: “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~18 min
- TomTom no longer reports it
- Motorway signs: “M56 J5-J2 CLOSED DUE TO INCIDENT”
- Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
- Motorway signs: “M56 J5-J2 CLOSED DUE TO INCIDENT”
- Motorway signs: “M56 J2-J5 CLOSED DUE TO INCIDENT”
- TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min (reported again)
- TomTom no longer reports it
- Motorway signs no longer show “M56 J5-J2 CLOSED DUE TO INCIDENT”
Source reports
- Stationary traffic
- Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (3 signs; furthest along: M56 eastbound between J4 and J3).
- Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M56 J2 westbound exit).
- Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: link road from Manchester Airport to M56 J5 access).
- Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M56 westbound between J4 and J5).
- Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (1 sign; furthest along: link road from Manchester Airport to M56 J5 access).
- Overhead signs read “INCIDENT SLOW DOWN” (2 signs; furthest along: M56 eastbound between J4 and J3).
- Signs on the M60 anticlockwise read “M56 J2-J5 CLOSED DUE TO INCIDENT” (1 sign; e.g. M60 anti-clockwise between J9 and J8). Marker placed near M56 J2–J5 using the signs there, so it is approximate.
- Overhead signs read “M56 J5-J2 CLOSED DUE TO INCIDENT” (5 signs; e.g. M56 eastbound between J7 and J6). Marker placed near M56 J5–J2 using the signs there, so it is approximate.
- Overhead signs read “M56 J5-J2 CLOSED DUE TO INCIDENT” (3 signs; e.g. M56 eastbound between J10 and J9). Marker placed near M56 J5–J2 using the signs there, so it is approximate.
Other recent incidents on the M56
- M56 stopped traffic J3–J2
- M56 crash J10–J9
- M56 crash J3–J4 westbound
- M56 stopped traffic J3A
- M56 stopped traffic J3–J2
- M56 stopped traffic J3–J4 westbound
- M56 crash J3–J2 eastbound
- M56 crash J6–J7 westbound
- M56 reported crash J4–J5 westbound
- M56 stopped traffic J3–J4 westbound
The sources don't report causes or injuries, so neither does this page. Times are UK time. For alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.