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M56 Moderate Cleared

link road from M56 J9 eastbound to M6 J20 northbound | Northbound | Congestion

29 Jun 2026, 17:15 Northbound 51 views

Incident Details

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

M56
Moderate
Cleared
17:15, 29 Jun 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 35 minutes. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 10m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 45m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 20m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 0m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 35m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 10m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 45m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 20m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 55m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 30m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 5m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 40m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 15m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 50m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 25m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 5m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 40m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 15m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 55m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 30m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 5m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 40m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 15m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 50m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 40m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 20m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 55m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 30m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 10m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 45m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 25m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 5m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 40m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 20m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 55m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 23h 35m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 24h 15m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 24h 50m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 25h 30m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 26h 5m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 northbound entry slip at junction J20 from the M56 east.
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 29 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

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

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