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A556 Moderate Cleared

A556 northbound within M6 J19 | Northbound | Congestion

16 Jun 2026, 08:20 Northbound 26 views

Incident Details

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

A556
Moderate
Cleared
08:20, 16 Jun 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

· Update

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 35 minutes. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 10m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 45m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 25m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 5m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 40m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 15m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 55m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 30m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 5m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 40m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 15m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 55m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 5m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 40m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 15m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 55m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 30m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 40m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 55m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 35m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 10m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 45m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 25m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 5m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 40m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 15m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 50m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 25m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 0m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 35m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 23h 15m. Monitoring continues.

· Final update

Location : The A556 northbound at the junction with the M6 from M6 J19 southbound exit.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:15 and 08:30 on 16 June 2026.

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

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