M6 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the M6 right now, but 1 roadwork is currently in force.

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M6 roadworks in force now

M6 Southbound lanes 3 and 4 closure (MP 271/1 to 267/1)

Active Roadworks National Highways

Cheshire East M6 · M6 Southbound Between J17 And J16

Expected to clear in 6 hours 8 minutes

Started 5 Aug 2026, 20:10 Expected clear 6 Aug 2026, 05:00

M6 Southbound lanes 3 and 4 closure (MP 271/1 to 267/1)

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the M6

M6 to M1 southbound link road closure
Cleared

Cleared 21 minutes 8 seconds ago
Lane 4 closure southbound
Cleared

Cleared 21 minutes 8 seconds ago
M6 Northbound lanes 2 and 3 closure (MP 333/1 to 341/4)
Cleared

Cleared 21 minutes 8 seconds ago
M6 Southbound Scotland Border to Jct 44 Lane 1 and 2 closure (504/8B to 494/8B)
Cleared

Cleared 21 minutes 8 seconds ago
M6 Northbound Jct 34 to 35 Lane 3 closure (Mp 387/6 - 388/9)
Cleared

Cleared 21 minutes 8 seconds ago
M6 Southbound Jct 41 entry slip road Lane 1 closure
Cleared

Cleared 21 minutes 8 seconds ago
M6 Northbound Jct 39 entry slip road Lane 1 closure
Cleared

Cleared 21 minutes 8 seconds ago
M6 northbound J16 to J17 - lane closure for structure - maintenance on behalf of National Highways
Cleared

Cleared 21 minutes 8 seconds ago
M6 to M1 southbound link road closure
Cleared

Cleared 41 minutes 8 seconds ago
M6 Northbound and Southbound mobile hardshoulder closure (MP 290/5 - 346/6)
Cleared

Cleared 41 minutes 8 seconds ago

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