M6 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the M6 right now, but 4 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 Southbound Jct 31 Lane 4, 3 and 2 closure (push to exit slip road) switching to lane 1/2 closure (Mp 351/5 to 350/1)

Active Roadworks National Highways
Preston North M6 · M6 Southbound Between J31A And J31

Expected to clear in 15 minutes 25 seconds

Started 2 Aug 2026, 20:59 Expected clear 3 Aug 2026, 04:00

M6 Southbound Jct 31 Lane 4, 3 and 2 closure (push to exit slip road) switching to lane 1/2 closure (Mp 351/5 to 350/1)

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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 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 Southbound Jct 40 to 39 Lane 3 closure with Narrow lanes (Mp 459/4 - 455/7)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Eden M6 · M6 Southbound Within J40

Expected to clear in 6 days 17 hours

Started 16 Jul 2026, 05:00 Expected clear 9 Aug 2026, 21:00

M6 Southbound Jct 40 to 39 Lane 3 closure with Narrow lanes (Mp 459/4 - 455/7)

Category: Road Maintenance
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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

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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 3 hours 15 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 15 hours 15 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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Hardshoulder and lane 1 closure southbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M6 · M6 Southbound Between J6 And J5

Starts in 15 hours 15 minutes

Starts 3 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 4 Aug 2026, 04:00

Hardshoulder and lane 1 closure southbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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M6 Southbound Scotland Border to Jct 44 Lane 1 and 2 closure (504/8B to 494/8B)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Carlisle M6 · M6 Southbound Between J45 And J44

Starts in 15 hours 15 minutes

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

M6 Southbound Scotland Border to Jct 44 Lane 1 and 2 closure (504/8B to 494/8B)

Category: Road Maintenance
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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 16 hours 15 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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M6 southbound Jct 5 entry slip road closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M6 · M6 J5 Southbound Access

Starts in 16 hours 15 minutes

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

M6 southbound Jct 5 entry slip road closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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Lane 1 closure northbound

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

Starts in 16 hours 15 minutes

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

Lane 1 closure northbound

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M6 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 290/0 to 287/7)

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Cheshire West And Chester M6 · M6 Southbound At The Knutsford Services Between J19 And J18

Starts in 16 hours 15 minutes

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

M6 Southbound lane 1 closure (MP 290/0 to 287/7)

Category: Road Maintenance
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M6 Jct 2 entry slip road hard shoulder and lane 1 closure northbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Coventry M6 · M6 Northbound Between J2 And J3

Starts in 16 hours 15 minutes

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

M6 Jct 2 entry slip road hard shoulder and lane 1 closure northbound

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Recently cleared on the M6