Live incidentLane closureNational Highways
M6 northbound lane closure between J6 and J7, live incident, started Sat 10 Oct, 10:10
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J6 to J7
- Started
- Sat 10 Oct, 10:10
- Category
- Incident
M6 southbound lane closure at J4, 4 Sep 2026
Cleared
This incident on the M6 has cleared. It started at 01:46 on Fri 4 Sep and cleared at 02:15 on Fri 4 Sep.
Last updated by National Highways at 02:15 on Friday 4 September 2026.
Closure details and map
- Status
- Cleared
- Closure type
- Lane closure
- Category
- Incident
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J4
- Location
- M6 southbound between J4 and M6 Toll
- Started
- 01:46 on Friday 4 September 2026
- Cleared
- 02:15 on Friday 4 September 2026
- Source
- National Highways
- Last updated by the source
- 02:15 on Friday 4 September 2026
Map of the M6 southbound lane closure at J4
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- Cleared
Other M6 closures and crash records
20 other closures are in force on the M6 right now, and 179 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
- J15 to J14
- Started
- Fri 9 Oct, 14:15
- Category
- Incident
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M6 southbound lane closure between J45 and J44, active roadworks, started Sat 10 Oct, 06:00
- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J45 to J44
- Started
- Sat 10 Oct, 06:00
- Expected to clear
- Sat 10 Oct, 20:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
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- Road
- M6 and A74(M)
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J45 to J44
- Started
- Sat 10 Oct, 06:00
- Expected to clear
- Sat 10 Oct, 20:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
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- Road
- M6
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J11A to J12
- Started
- Fri 9 Oct, 20:09
- Expected to clear
- Mon 12 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
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- Road
- M42 and M6
- Direction
- Both directions
- Junctions
- J4A
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 05:00
- Expected to clear
- Mon 2 Nov, 05:00
- Category
- Construction Work