The M56 smart motorway closures and diversions are driving me round the bend - when will it end?
Every time I get in my car to leave Manchester after a lovely night out lately, my heart sinks. Not because I'm leaving our beloved city, but because I dread the frustrating journey that's about to unfold on the route home via the M56.
And trust me, the last thing you want to be doing at midnight is try to negotiate the never-ending roundabout Groundhog Day of Warrington. Frustrating doesn't quite cover it for me. And before you say "why don't you just get the train"? Well actually many of these car trips into town at night-time have been as a result of last-minute train cancellations where I've been left with no option but to drive instead.
I instead whizzed back off at Wythenshawe to try and find my way to Altrincham to the A56 and get back on the Bowdon roundabout that way. I feel truly sorry for anyone who really doesn't know the area who ends up attempting to following the "signposted" diversions, I really do. I can't get too excited just yet as they've also told me that the night-time closures will, I'm afraid, still be happening potentially right until the end of the project. But hang on, aren't we in Autumn 2022? Well, yes we are.
A spokesman for the Highways Agency has also confirmed that: "As is usual with these types of projects the newly-upgraded motorway will operate with the extra lane in each direction with a maximum speed limit of 60mph for a short time to allow final systems testing. "
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