M6 road closures today & tonight
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No live incident closures on the M6 right now, but 4 roadworks are currently in force.
12 closures are scheduled tonight (18:00 to 06:00).
Is the M6 closed? Live updates from National Highways and Traffic Wales: accidents and emergency closures happening today, overnight closures tonight, roadworks in force and planned closures for the week ahead, filterable by direction.
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M6 closures tonight
Closures starting between 18:00 on Monday 19 October and 06:00 the next morning (UK time), including any already in force.
- – 05:00 M6 northbound Junction 36 to Junction 37 lane 1 closure (409/3A to 410/6A) Northbound · J36 to J37 · Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected Planned
- – 06:00 M6 Southbound Jct 40 Exit slip road lane 1 closure Southbound · J40 Southbound Exit · Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected Planned
- – 06:00 M62 eastbound to M6 northbound link road lane 1 closure Northbound · Link Road From M62 J10 To M6 Northbound J21A · Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected Planned
- – 06:00 M6 northbound jct 22 exit slip road hard shoulder closure Northbound · J22 Northbound Exit · 1 of 2 lanes affected Planned
- – 06:00 M6 Southbound Junction 33 to 31A Lane 3 closure (Mp 358/5 - 357/2) Southbound · J32 · Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 4 lanes affected Planned
- – 06:00 M6 Southbound Jct 42 to 41 Lane 1 and 2 closure (465/5B to 463/3B) Southbound · J41 · 2 of 2 lanes affected Planned
- – 06:00 M6 Northbound Jct 35 to 36 Lane 3/2 closure leading to hardshoulder running (Mp 396/6A to 402/1A) Northbound · J35 to J36 · 1 of 3 lanes affected Planned
- – 06:00 Lane closures southbound Southbound · J13 to J14 · 3 of 1 lanes affected Planned
- – 06:00 Lane 1 closure northbound Northbound · J13 to J14 · Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected Planned
- – 06:00 M6 southbound Jct 2 entry slip road closure Southbound · J2 Southbound Access Planned
- – 05:00 Lane 1 closure southbound Southbound · J6 to J7 · Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 1 lanes affected Planned
- – 06:00 Jct 11 entry slip lane 1 closure northbound Northbound · J11 Northbound Access · Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected Planned
No closures in this direction tonight.
M6 roadworks in force now
None in this direction right now.
Recently cleared on the M6
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M6 Northbound Jct 36 Lane 3 closure (399/5A to 407/0A)
ClearedCleared 38 minutes 1 second ago
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M6 Southbound Scotland Border to Jct 44 Lane 1 closure (Mp 504/8 - 498/2)
ClearedCleared 1 hour 8 minutes ago
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M6 Southbound Jct 40 to 39 Lane 3 closure with Narrow lanes (Mp 459/4 - 455/7)
ClearedCleared 1 hour 8 minutes ago
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M6 Southbound Jct 40 to 39 Lane 3 closure with Narrow lanes (Mp 459/4 - 455/7)
ClearedCleared 1 hour 53 minutes ago
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Jct 12 exit slip lane 1 closure northbound
ClearedCleared 2 hours 48 minutes ago
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Lanes 2 and 3 closure southbound
ClearedCleared 3 hours 48 minutes ago
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M6 Southbound Lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 325/8 to 323/0)
ClearedCleared 3 hours 48 minutes ago
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Lane 1 closure southbound
ClearedCleared 4 hours 23 minutes ago
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M6 Southbound Junction 33 to 31A Lane 3 closure (Mp 358/5 - 357/2)
ClearedCleared 7 hours 43 minutes ago
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A14 eastbound Catthorpe to Jct 1 carriageway closure
ClearedCleared 8 hours 53 minutes ago
M6 closure history: the last 12 months
Since 19 October 2025, 4,251 closures have been recorded on the M6: 4,251 planned roadworks and 0 unplanned incidents. 90% started overnight (18:00 to 06:00), and a typical closure lasted 9 hours. The busiest stretch was J32 to J33 (177 closures), and Monday was the busiest day of the week.
- Roadworks & planned closures
- 4,251
- Unplanned incidents
- 0
- Started overnight
- 90%
- Typical duration
- 9 hours
- Average 12 hours
Busiest M6 sections
- J32 to J33 177
- J16 to J17 171
- J18 to J19 134
- J31A to J32 126
- J27 to J28 113
When closures happen
- Busiest day
- Monday
- Busiest month
- March 2026 (579)
- Overnight closures
- 3,832
Busiest months: March 2026 (579), September 2026 (480), July 2026 (382).
Closures by direction
- Northbound
- 1,276
- Southbound
- 2,975
M6 crash history
1,823 injury collisions were recorded on the M6 between 2021 and 2025: 56 fatal, 344 serious and 1,423 slight, involving 2,846 casualties. The Department for Transport publishes STATS19 once a year, so 2025 is the latest year available and today's crashes appear above as live incidents instead.
- Collisions
- 1,823
- Fatal
- 56
- Serious
- 344
- Slight
- 1,423
M6 closures: your questions answered
Is the M6 closed today?
Yes. As of 08:48 UK time the M6 has 4 roadworks in force, including roadworks (southbound, J27 to J28); roadworks (northbound, J41 to J42). Check the list above for each closure and its expected reopening time.
Is the M6 closed tonight?
Yes, 12 closures on the M6 are scheduled to start between 18:00 on Monday 19 October and 06:00 the next morning, including roadworks (northbound, J36 to J37) from 19:00; roadworks (southbound, J40 Southbound Exit) from 19:00; roadworks (northbound, Link Road From M62 J10 To M6 Northbound J21A) from 20:00.
Why is the M6 closed?
Current M6 closures are for road improvement or upgrading, roadworks, tree and vegetation cutting work. Over the last 12 months, 100% of the 4,251 closures recorded on the M6 were planned roadworks and none were unplanned incidents; 90% started overnight.
Where does this data come from?
Live M6 closures come from the National Highways road closure feed for England's motorways and major A roads and from Traffic Wales, checked every five minutes. Closure history is built from that feed's archive. Collision figures come from the Department for Transport's STATS19 road safety data, which is published once a year, so recent crashes appear here as live incidents long before they reach the official statistics.