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21/10/2015

M56 Slip Road To Remain Closed After Water Pipe Discovery

A slip road on the M56 in Cheshire is to remain closed after workers discovered an uncharted water pipe, Highways England has announced.

The road off the southbound A556 after Bowdon roundabout forms junction 8 of the M56.

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It was closed last month as part of construction work on a new £192m A556 link road between the M56 and M6.

The road was meant to reopen this week but has remained closed due to the extra time needed for United Utilities to investigate the water pipe.

Work on the new link road began in November and is planned to open early in 2017.

(LM/MH)

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