Region: North West
The North Cheshire East-West Motorway M56
Statistics and options.
| Section | Construction started | Opened to traffic |
| Hapsford to Stoak | March 1978 | March 1981 |
| Stoak to A5117 | September 1978 | March 1981 |
| Hapsford to Preston Brook - Advanced works | May 1968 | December 1970 |
| Weaver Viaduct | ? | September 1970 |
| Hapsford to Preston Brook - Main works | December 1969 | February & September 1971 |
| Preston Brook to M6 | October 1972 | July 1975 |
| M6 to Bowdon | October 1972 | December 1974 |
| Bowdon to Wythenshawe | July 1969 | January 1972 |