M6 road closures today & tonight
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No live incident closures on the M6 right now, but 3 roadworks are currently in force.
8 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 Friday 16 October and 06:00 the next morning (UK time), including any already in force.
- – 06:00 M6 Southbound Jct 45 Entry slip road closure Southbound · J45 Southbound Access From A6071/B7076 Planned
- – 05:00 M6 southbound Jct 34 to 33 lane 1 and 2 closure (381/0B to 378/7B) Southbound · J33 to J34 · 2 of 2 lanes affected Planned
- – 06:00 M6 Northbound Jct 41 to 42 Lane 1 and 2 closure (483/1A to 485/3A) Northbound · J41 to J42 · 2 of 2 lanes affected Planned
- – until Mon 19 Oct Jct 12 exit slip lane 1 closure northbound Northbound · J11A to J12 · Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected Planned
- – 06:00 M6 Southbound Junction 33 to 31A Lane 3 closure (357/7B to 354/7B) Southbound · J32 · Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 4 lanes affected Planned
- – 06:00 Lane closures southbound Southbound · J13 to J14 · 3 of 1 lanes affected Planned
- – 06:00 Jct 11 entry slip lane 1 closure northbound Northbound · J11A · Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected Planned
- – 05:00 M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 320/9 to 319/6) Southbound · J25 to J26 · 2 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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Lane closures southbound
ClearedCleared 2 minutes 33 seconds ago
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M62 Westbound to M6 Southbound link road lane 1 closure
ClearedCleared 2 minutes 33 seconds ago
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M6 Northbound Jct 39 entry slip road Lane 1 closure
ClearedCleared 12 minutes 32 seconds ago
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M6 Northbound Jct 36 to 37 Lane 3 and 2 closure switched to hard shoulder running (414/5A to 416/3A)
ClearedCleared 27 minutes 32 seconds ago
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M6 Southbound Jct 40 to 39 Lane 3 closure with Narrow lanes (Mp 459/4 - 455/7)
ClearedCleared 47 minutes 31 seconds ago
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M6 Northbound Jct 36 Lane 3 closure (399/5A to 407/0A)
ClearedCleared 1 hour 2 minutes ago
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M6 Southbound Junction 33 to 31A Lane 3 closure (Mp 358/5 - 357/2)
ClearedCleared 1 hour 17 minutes ago
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M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 320/9 to 319/6)
ClearedCleared 1 hour 37 minutes ago
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M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 320/9 to 319/6)
ClearedCleared 2 hours 2 minutes ago
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M6 Southbound Jct 40 to 39 Lane 3 closure with Narrow lanes (Mp 459/4 - 455/7)
ClearedCleared 3 hours 27 minutes ago
M6 closure history: the last 12 months
Since 16 October 2025, 4,231 closures have been recorded on the M6: 4,231 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
- 4,231
- 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 125
- J27 to J28 112
When closures happen
- Busiest day
- Monday
- Busiest month
- March 2026 (579)
- Overnight closures
- 3,812
Busiest months: March 2026 (579), September 2026 (480), July 2026 (382).
Closures by direction
- Northbound
- 1,269
- Southbound
- 2,962
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 06:02 UK time the M6 has 3 roadworks in force, including roadworks (southbound, J10 to J10A); roadworks (northbound, J41 to J42). Check the list above for each closure and its expected reopening time.
Is the M6 closed tonight?
Yes, 8 closures on the M6 are scheduled to start between 18:00 on Friday 16 October and 06:00 the next morning, including roadworks (southbound, J45 Southbound Access From A6071/B7076) from 20:00; roadworks (southbound, J33 to J34) from 20:00; roadworks (northbound, J41 to J42) from 20:00.
Why is the M6 closed?
Current M6 closures are for roadworks, maintenance work, road improvement or upgrading. Over the last 12 months, 100% of the 4,231 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.