Live incidentLane closureNational Highways
M6 northbound lane closure between J14 and J15, live incident, started Wed 7 Oct, 04:52
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J14 to J15
- Started
- Wed 7 Oct, 04:52
- Category
- Incident
M6 southbound link road closure at J1, 6 Oct 2026
Cleared
This roadworks closure on the M6 has cleared. It started at 20:00 on Tue 6 Oct and cleared at 06:00 on Wed 7 Oct.
Last updated by National Highways at 05:50 on Wednesday 7 October 2026.
Closure details and map
- Status
- Cleared
- Closure type
- Link road closure
- Category
- Construction Work
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J1
- Location
- M6 southbound between J1 and M1/A14
- Started
- 20:00 on Tuesday 6 October 2026
- Cleared
- 06:00 on Wednesday 7 October 2026
- Details
- M6 to M1 southbound link road closure
- Source
- National Highways
- Last updated by the source
- 05:50 on Wednesday 7 October 2026
Map of the M6 southbound link road closure at J1
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- Cleared
Other M6 closures and crash records
20 other closures are in force on the M6 right now, and 194 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.
- Live incidentLane closureNational Highways
M6 southbound lane closure between J21A and J21, live incident, started Wed 7 Oct, 04:22
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J21A to J21
- Started
- Wed 7 Oct, 04:22
- Category
- Incident
- Active roadworksLink road closureNational Highways
M6 southbound link road closure at J19, active roadworks, started Wed 7 Oct, 06:00
- Road
- M6 and M1
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J19
- Started
- Wed 7 Oct, 06:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 7 Oct, 20:00
- Category
- Construction Work
- Active roadworksLane closureNational Highways
M6 southbound lane closure between J45 and J44, active roadworks, started Wed 7 Oct, 06:00
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J45 to J44
- Started
- Wed 7 Oct, 06:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 7 Oct, 20:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Active roadworksHard shoulder closureNational Highways
M6 northbound hard shoulder closure at J42, active roadworks, started Mon 5 Oct, 08:36
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J42
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 08:36
- Expected to clear
- Fri 16 Oct, 18:00
- Category
- Construction Work
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M42 hard shoulder closure in both directions at J4A, active roadworks, started Mon 5 Oct, 05:00
- Road
- M42 and M6
- Direction
- Both directions
- Junctions
- J4A
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 05:00
- Expected to clear
- Mon 2 Nov, 05:00
- Category
- Construction Work