# The A556(M) Motorway (M6 to M56 Link) and Connecting Roads Scheme 1996, Schedule 1: ROUTES OF THE MOTORWAY


The routes of the Motorway are as follows:
1 A northbound route about 1.76 kilometres in length from the northbound carriageway of the M6 Motorway at a point on the highway boundary 80 metres south of the intersection of Tabley Hill Lane with the M6 Motorway centreline, turning in a north-westerly and then northerly direction to a point 384 metres north north east of the junction of Moss Lane with the A556 Chester Road, marked 1 on scheme plan 1 in the plan.
2 A southbound route about 1.4 kilometres in length from a point 384 metres north north east of the junction of Moss Lane with the A556 Chester Road in a southerly direction to link to the southbound carriageway of the M6 Motorway at a point on the highway boundary 222 metres north of the intersection of Tabley Hill Lane with the M6 Motorway centreline, marked 2 on scheme plan 1 in the plan.
3 A route about 2.2 kilometres in length from the northern ends of the northbound and southbound routes of the new motorways described in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Schedule, turning in a north north westerly then northerly direction to the northern highway boundary of the A50 Warrington Road at a point 541 metres south east of the access of the Kilton Inn Public House, marked 9 on scheme plan 1 in the plan.
4 A route about 3.62 kilometres in length from the northern end of the route of the new motorway described in paragraph 3 of this Schedule, turning in a northerly then easterly direction to a point 372 metres east north east of the junction of Dirty Lane with A556 Chester Road, marked 10 on scheme plan 2 in the plan.
5 A northbound route about 1.37 kilometres in length from the northern end of the northbound carriageway of the new motorway described in paragraph 4 of this Schedule, in an east north easterly direction to the eastbound carriageway of the M56 Motorway at a point 336 metres west north west of the intersection of Ryecroft footbridge with the M56 Motorway centreline, marked 7 on scheme plan 2 in the plan.
8 A southbound route about 0.34 kilometres in length from the westbound carriageway of the M56 Motorway at a point 39 metres south south west of the intersection of Yarwoodheath Lane with the M56 Motorway centreline, in a westerly direction to the northern end of the southbound carriageway of the new motorway described in paragraph 4 of this Schedule, marked 8 on scheme plan 2 in the plan.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1648/schedule/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/a556m-motorway-m6-to-m56-link-and-connecting-roads-scheme-1996/schedule-1
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