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 J3, 6 Oct 2026
Cleared
This incident on the M6 has cleared. It started at 14:33 on Tue 6 Oct and cleared at 15:05 on Tue 6 Oct.
Last updated by National Highways at 14:39 on Tuesday 6 October 2026.
Closure details and map
- Status
- Cleared
- Closure type
- Lane closure
- Category
- Incident
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J3
- Location
- M6 southbound between M6 Toll and J3
- Lanes
- 1 of 4 lanes closed
- Started
- 14:33 on Tuesday 6 October 2026
- Cleared
- 15:05 on Tuesday 6 October 2026
- Source
- National Highways
- Last updated by the source
- 14:39 on Tuesday 6 October 2026
Map of the M6 southbound lane closure at J3
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- Cleared
Other M6 closures and crash records
43 other closures are in force on the M6 right now, and 201 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 roadworksCarriageway closureNational Highways
M6 northbound carriageway closure at J41, active roadworks, started Tue 6 Oct, 20:00
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J41
- Started
- Tue 6 Oct, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 7 Oct, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
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M6 northbound entry slip road closure at J41, active roadworks, started Tue 6 Oct, 20:00
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J41
- Started
- Tue 6 Oct, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 7 Oct, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
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M6 northbound carriageway closure between J41 and J42, active roadworks, started Tue 6 Oct, 20:00
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J41 to J42
- Started
- Tue 6 Oct, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 7 Oct, 05:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
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M6 southbound link road closure at J1, active roadworks, started Tue 6 Oct, 20:00
- Road
- M6 and M1
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J1
- Started
- Tue 6 Oct, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 7 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Construction Work
- Active roadworksLane closureNational Highways
M6 southbound lane closure at J17, active roadworks, started Tue 6 Oct, 20:00
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J17
- Started
- Tue 6 Oct, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Wed 7 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance