Live incidentLane closureNational Highways
M6 southbound lane closure between J21A and J21, live incident, started Tue 6 Oct, 23:12
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J21A to J21
- Started
- Tue 6 Oct, 23:12
- Category
- Incident
M6 southbound lane closure at J17, 6 Oct 2026
Active roadworks
This roadworks closure on the M6 is in force now. It started at 20:00 on Tue 6 Oct and is expected to clear at 06:00 on Wed 7 Oct.
Last updated by National Highways at 22:37 on Tuesday 6 October 2026.
Closure details and map
- Status
- Active roadworks
- Closure type
- Lane closure
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J17
- Location
- M6 southbound within J17
- Lanes
- 3 of 4 lanes closed
- Started
- 20:00 on Tuesday 6 October 2026
- Expected to clear
- 06:00 on Wednesday 7 October 2026
- Details
- M6 Southbound lanes 2, 3 and 4 closure (MP 272/2 to 267/0)
- Source
- National Highways
- Last updated by the source
- 22:37 on Tuesday 6 October 2026
Map of the M6 southbound lane closure at J17
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- Active roadworks
Other M6 closures and crash records
68 other closures are in force on the M6 right now, and 195 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 northbound lane closure between J1 and J2, live incident, started Tue 6 Oct, 21:02
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J1 to J2
- Started
- Tue 6 Oct, 21:02
- Category
- Incident
- Live incidentLane closureNational Highways
M6 southbound lane closure at J1, live incident, started Tue 6 Oct, 20:02
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J1
- Started
- Tue 6 Oct, 20:02
- Category
- Incident
- Active roadworksExit slip road closureNational Highways
M6 southbound exit slip road closure at J24, active roadworks, started Tue 6 Oct, 23:00
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J24
- Started
- Tue 6 Oct, 23:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 7 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Active roadworksEntry slip road closureNational Highways
M6 southbound entry slip road closure at J25, active roadworks, started Tue 6 Oct, 23:00
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J25
- Started
- Tue 6 Oct, 23:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 7 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Active roadworksEntry slip road closureNational Highways
M6 southbound entry slip road closure between J37 and J36, active roadworks, started Tue 6 Oct, 23:00
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J37 to J36
- Started
- Tue 6 Oct, 23:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 7 Oct, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance