Live incidentLane closureNational Highways
M6 northbound lane closure between J17 and J18, live incident, started Mon 5 Oct, 20:39
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J17 to J18
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 20:39
- Category
- Incident
M6 southbound link road closure at J20A, 23 Sep 2026
Cleared
This roadworks closure on the M6 has cleared. It started at 22:54 on Wed 23 Sep and cleared at 03:22 on Thu 24 Sep.
Last updated by National Highways at 13:19 on Sunday 27 September 2026.
Closure details and map
- Status
- Cleared
- Closure type
- Link road closure
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J20A
- Location
- M6 J20A southbound exit for M56 J9
- Started
- 22:54 on Wednesday 23 September 2026
- Cleared
- 03:22 on Thursday 24 September 2026
- Details
- M6 Southbound to M56 Eastbound link road lane 1 closure
- Source
- National Highways
- Last updated by the source
- 13:19 on Sunday 27 September 2026
Map of the M6 southbound link road closure at J20A
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- Cleared
Other M6 closures and crash records
51 other closures are in force on the M6 right now, and 208 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 J16 and J17, live incident, started Mon 5 Oct, 20:10
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J16 to J17
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 20:10
- Category
- Incident
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M6 southbound lane closure between J15 and J14, live incident, started Mon 5 Oct, 02:48
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J15 to J14
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 02:48
- Category
- Incident
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M42 northbound link road closure between J6 and J5, active roadworks, started Mon 5 Oct, 21:00
- Road
- M42 and M6
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J6 to J5
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 6 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
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- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Both directions
- Junctions
- J22
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 6 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
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M6 northbound lane closure between J18 and J19, active roadworks, started Mon 5 Oct, 21:00
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J18 to J19
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 6 Oct, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance