The stretch of the M56 between Bowdon and Hale Barns will be closed for an entire weekend next month as work on a £85m upgrade is completed.
The motorway will totally close from 9pm on Friday 9 September to 6am on Monday 12 September.
The eastbound M56 will be closed from junction 9 at Lymm interchange with the M6 to junction 5 for Manchester Airport; the westbound carriageway will be closed from junction 5 to junction 8 at Bowdon. Clearly-signed diversions will be in place.
Work during the closures will include the installation of manhole covers ahead of surfacing work, continuing installation of stopped vehicle detection (SVD), completion of a concrete central safety barrier, and re-surfacing work.
Holidaymakers with overnight flights and heading to the airport from places like the West Midlands, north Cheshire and North Wales will be able to use a motorway diversion from junction 9 of the M56 at Lymm or a local diversion from junction 7 at Altrincham.
During the weekend closure, access to Manchester Airport at junction 5 will be maintained via the westbound M56. A westbound diversion will operate using the M60, M62 and M6. Drivers from the Midlands and North Wales planning to use the eastbound M56 to head to the airport or Manchester city centre will need to use the M6, M62 and M60 diversion instead.
