Live incidentLane closureNational Highways
M6 southbound lane closure between J22 and J21A, live incident, started Mon 28 Sep, 05:34
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J22 to J21A
- Started
- Mon 28 Sep, 05:34
- Category
- Incident
M6 northbound lane closure at J20, 28 Sep 2026
Cleared
This incident on the M6 has cleared. It started at 03:59 on Mon 28 Sep and cleared at 05:40 on Mon 28 Sep.
Last updated by National Highways at 04:17 on Monday 28 September 2026.
Closure details and map
- Status
- Cleared
- Closure type
- Lane closure
- Category
- Incident
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J20
- Location
- M6 northbound within J20 after M56 J9 eastbound access
- Started
- 03:59 on Monday 28 September 2026
- Cleared
- 05:40 on Monday 28 September 2026
- Source
- National Highways
- Last updated by the source
- 04:17 on Monday 28 September 2026
Map of the M6 northbound lane closure at J20
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- Cleared
Other M6 closures and crash records
18 other closures are in force on the M6 right now, and 186 more are planned in the next 7 days.
The M6 accident statistics from 1979 to 2025 record 36,370 collisions on the road, 1,017 of them fatal.
- Active roadworksLane closureNational Highways
M6 southbound lane closure between J45 and J44, active roadworks, started Mon 28 Sep, 04:00
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J45 to J44
- Started
- Mon 28 Sep, 04:00
- Expected to clear
- Mon 28 Sep, 20:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
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M6 southbound lane closure between J42 and J41, active roadworks, started Sun 27 Sep, 20:00
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J42 to J41
- Started
- Sun 27 Sep, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Mon 28 Sep, 20:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Active roadworksLane closureNational Highways
M6 northbound lane closure between J35 and J36, active roadworks, started Mon 14 Sep, 19:00
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J35 to J36
- Started
- Mon 14 Sep, 19:00
- Expected to clear
- Sat 28 Nov, 06:00
- Category
- Construction Work
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M42 hard shoulder closure in both directions at J4A, active roadworks, started Mon 7 Sep, 05:00
- Road
- M42 and M6
- Direction
- Both directions
- Junctions
- J4A
- Started
- Mon 7 Sep, 05:00
- Expected to clear
- Mon 5 Oct, 05:00
- Category
- Construction Work
- Active roadworksNarrow lanesNational Highways
M6 southbound narrow lanes between J40 and J39, active roadworks, started Fri 28 Aug, 06:00
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J40 to J39
- Started
- Fri 28 Aug, 06:00
- Expected to clear
- Fri 13 Nov, 20:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance