Live incidentLane closureNational Highways
M6 northbound lane closure between J6 and J7, live incident, started Tue 6 Oct, 07:18
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J6 to J7
- Started
- Tue 6 Oct, 07:18
- Category
- Incident
M6 southbound lane closure at J21A, 5 Oct 2026
Cleared
This roadworks closure on the M6 has cleared. It started at 22:00 on Mon 5 Oct and cleared at 06:00 on Tue 6 Oct.
Last updated by National Highways at 08:53 on Tuesday 6 October 2026.
Closure details and map
- Status
- Cleared
- Closure type
- Lane closure
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J21A
- Location
- M6 southbound within J21A
- Lanes
- 1 of 4 lanes closed
- Started
- 22:00 on Monday 5 October 2026
- Cleared
- 06:00 on Tuesday 6 October 2026
- Details
- M6 southbound lane 1 closure (MP 307/8 to 303/3)
- Source
- National Highways
- Last updated by the source
- 08:53 on Tuesday 6 October 2026
Map of the M6 southbound lane closure at J21A
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- Cleared
Other M6 closures and crash records
21 other closures are in force on the M6 right now, and 203 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 J37 and J36, active roadworks, started Tue 6 Oct, 07:31
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J37 to J36
- Started
- Tue 6 Oct, 07:31
- Expected to clear
- Tue 6 Oct, 17:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Active roadworksLane closureNational Highways
M6 northbound lane closure between J36 and J37, active roadworks, started Tue 6 Oct, 07:00
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J36 to J37
- Started
- Tue 6 Oct, 07:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 7 Oct, 17:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Active roadworksLink road closureNational Highways
M6 southbound link road closure at J19, active roadworks, started Tue 6 Oct, 06:00
- Road
- M6 and M1
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J19
- Started
- Tue 6 Oct, 06:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 6 Oct, 20:00
- Category
- Construction Work
- Active roadworksLane closureNational Highways
M6 southbound lane closure between J45 and J44, active roadworks, started Tue 6 Oct, 06:00
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J45 to J44
- Started
- Tue 6 Oct, 06:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 6 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