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M6 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the M6 right now, but 3 roadworks are currently in force.

Live M6 updates from National Highways and Traffic Wales: incident closures, roadworks in force, planned closures for the week ahead and recently cleared disruption.

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M6 roadworks in force now

Lanes 2 and 3 closure southbound

Active Roadworks National Highways
Walsall M6 · M6 Southbound Between J10A And J10

Expected to clear in 2 days 18 hours

Started 1 Oct 2026, 20:07 Expected clear 18 Oct 2026, 04:00

Lanes 2 and 3 closure southbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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M6 Northbound Jct 39 entry slip road Lane 1 closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Eden M6 · M6 J39 Northbound Access

Expected to clear in 4 years 2 months

Started 18 Jul 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 31 Dec 2030, 06:00

M6 Northbound Jct 39 entry slip road Lane 1 closure

Category: Construction Work
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M6 Northbound and Southbound mobile hardshoulder closure (MP 290/5 - 346/6)

Active Roadworks National Highways
St. Helens M6 · M6 Southbound Between J23 And J22

Expected to clear in 1 year 5 months

Started 5 Apr 2026, 19:35 Expected clear 31 Mar 2028, 22:59

M6 Northbound and Southbound mobile hardshoulder closure (MP 290/5 - 346/6)

Category: Road Maintenance
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M6 closures planned this week

M6 Southbound Jct 36 Exit slip road Lane 1 closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
South Lakeland M6 · M6 Southbound Between J37 And J36

Starts in 9 hours 13 minutes

Starts 15 Oct 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 16 Oct 2026, 05:00

M6 Southbound Jct 36 Exit slip road Lane 1 closure

Category: Construction Work
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M6 Southbound Jct 43 to Jct 42 Lane 1 closure with merge covering Jct 43 entry slip

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Carlisle M6 · M6 Southbound Between J43 And J42

Starts in 9 hours 13 minutes

Starts 15 Oct 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 16 Oct 2026, 05:00

M6 Southbound Jct 43 to Jct 42 Lane 1 closure with merge covering Jct 43 entry slip

Category: Construction Work
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Jct 11 entry slip lane 1 closure northbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Birmingham North West M6 · M6 J11 Northbound Access

Starts in 10 hours 13 minutes

Starts 15 Oct 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 16 Oct 2026, 05:00

Jct 11 entry slip lane 1 closure northbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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Lane closures southbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Stafford M6 · M6 Southbound Between J14 And J13

Starts in 10 hours 13 minutes

Starts 15 Oct 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 16 Oct 2026, 05:00

Lane closures southbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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M6 Southbound lanes 1, 2 and 3 closure (MP 316/5 to 314/5)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
St. Helens M6 · M6 Southbound Between J24 And J23

Starts in 11 hours 13 minutes

Starts 15 Oct 2026, 21:00 Expected clear 16 Oct 2026, 05:00

M6 Southbound lanes 1, 2 and 3 closure (MP 316/5 to 314/5)

Category: Road Maintenance
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M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 320/9 to 319/6)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
St. Helens M6 · M6 Southbound Between J26 And J25

Starts in 12 hours 13 minutes

Starts 15 Oct 2026, 22:00 Expected clear 16 Oct 2026, 04:00

M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 320/9 to 319/6)

Category: Construction Work
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Recently cleared on the M6

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