Live incidentLane closureNational Highways
M6 southbound lane closure between J22 and J21A, live incident, started Mon 28 Sep, 05:34
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J22 to J21A
- Started
- Mon 28 Sep, 05:34
- Category
- Incident
M6 southbound lane closure between J39 and J38, 26 Sep 2026
Cleared
This roadworks closure on the M6 has cleared. It started at 03:14 on Sat 26 Sep and cleared at 00:03 on Mon 28 Sep.
Last updated by National Highways at 23:55 on Sunday 27 September 2026.
Closure details and map
- Status
- Cleared
- Closure type
- Lane closure
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J39 to J38
- Location
- M6 southbound between J39 and J38
- Lanes
- 1 of 4 lanes closed
- Started
- 03:14 on Saturday 26 September 2026
- Cleared
- 00:03 on Monday 28 September 2026
- Details
- M6 southbound Junction 39 to 38 Lane 3 closure SB running down to the permanent lane 3 taper (436/4B to 433/7B)
- Source
- National Highways
- Last updated by the source
- 23:55 on Sunday 27 September 2026
Map of the M6 southbound lane closure between J39 and J38
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- Cleared
Other M6 closures and crash records
18 other closures are in force on the M6 right now, and 188 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.
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- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J45 to J44
- Started
- Mon 28 Sep, 04:00
- Expected to clear
- Mon 28 Sep, 20:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
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- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J42 to J41
- Started
- Sun 27 Sep, 20:00
- Expected to clear
- Mon 28 Sep, 20:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
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- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
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- Started
- Mon 14 Sep, 19:00
- Expected to clear
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- Category
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- Road
- M42 and M6
- Direction
- Both directions
- Junctions
- J4A
- Started
- Mon 7 Sep, 05:00
- Expected to clear
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- Category
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- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J40 to J39
- Started
- Fri 28 Aug, 06:00
- Expected to clear
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- Category
- Road Maintenance