M6 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the M6 right now, but 2 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

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 4 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 J16 to J17 - lane closure for structure - maintenance on behalf of National Highways

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Cheshire East M6 · M6 Northbound At The Sandbach Services Between J16 And J17

Expected to clear in 1 month 3 weeks

Started 1 Jun 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 30 Sep 2026, 04:00

M6 northbound J16 to J17 - lane closure for structure - maintenance on behalf of National Highways

Category: Road Maintenance

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M6 closures planned this week

Mobile hard shoulder closure northbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Rugby M6 · M6 Northbound Between M1/A14 And J1

Starts in 6 hours 45 minutes

Starts 3 Aug 2026, 07:00 Expected clear 3 Aug 2026, 15:00

Mobile hard shoulder closure northbound

Category: Road Maintenance

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M6 to M1 southbound link road closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Northampton North West M6 · Link Road From M6 Southbound To M1 J19 Southbound

Starts in 18 hours 45 minutes

Starts 3 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 4 Aug 2026, 05:00

M6 to M1 southbound link road closure

Category: Construction Work

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Lane 1, 2 and 3 closure southbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Stafford M6 · M6 Southbound Between J15 And J14

Starts in 19 hours 45 minutes

Starts 3 Aug 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 4 Aug 2026, 05:00

Lane 1, 2 and 3 closure southbound

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the M6

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