09/06/2024
❗️️IMPORTANT UPDATE – MANCHESTER AIRPORT TRAVEL DELAYS ❗️
National Highways has issued warnings for all passengers flying from Manchester Airport throughout the months of June, July & August to allow extra travelling time when getting to the airport due to essential motorway resurfacing work to resurface both the east and westbound carriageways of the M56 between junction 5 and 6, close to Manchester Airport. The work also involves resurfacing slip roads as well as replacing road markings and bridge joints.
Work starts on Monday 10th June and expect to complete it by the end of August 2024, working Monday to Friday, between 9pm and 5am (extended to 7am on Saturdays).
Please plan ahead and make sure you allow plenty of time for your journey to ensure you are at the airport for your flights check-in and departure time.
Closure dates, times, and locations
For the safety of our workforce and road users, we’ll need to put some full road closures in place.
The dates, times, and locations of the overnight closures (9pm to 5am, extended to 7am on Saturdays) are outlined below.
M56 eastbound junction 6 to 4
• Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12 June
• Monday 8 to Wednesday 10 July
M56 eastbound junction 6 to 5
• Thursday 13 and Friday 14 June
• Monday 24 to Thursday 27 June
• Thursday 4 and Friday 5 July
M56 eastbound junction 7 to 5
• Monday 17 to Friday 21 June
M56 westbound junction 5 to 6
• Monday 15, Tuesday 16, Thursday 18, and Friday 19 July
• Monday 22 to Friday 26 July
• Monday 29 and Tuesday 30 July
• Sunday 4, Thursday 8, and Friday 9 August
Two slip road closures affecting journeys to the airport will also be taking place:
• Eastbound exit slip at junction 5 closed on Friday 28 June
• Westbound exit slip road at junction closed on Wednesday 17 July
To ensure journeys are maintained diversion routes will be clearly signposted and can be found at the bottom of there webpage. Please do not follow your satnav during any closure and check your journey before you travel.