Two lanes of traffic on the M56 are closed and queues are forming for bridge repairs after panels were seen 'flapping in the wind'.
Cheshire Police were called to the M56 eastbound at junction 11 (Daresbury), at around 3.40pm on Friday, April 22, to reports of a damaged bridge. Once highways officers and police arrived at the scene they found bridge panels 'flapping in the wind'.
Footage sent to The ECHO shows two panels attached to the side of the overhead bridge flapping as vehicles pass below.
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Two lanes of traffic were then closed by North West Motorway Police and traffic is queueing back to Ellesmere Port.
A spokesperson from the force said: "National Highways are currently dealing with an incident on M56 eastbound between junctions 12 at Runcorn and J11 Daresbury. There is currently a lane one and two closure which will cause congestion on the approach."
Construction workers are now at the scene, but it is unclear when all lanes will reopen.
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