1 active closure or restriction on the M6 right now.
On the M6 right now: 1 restriction (roadworks or a queue). No collisions or breakdowns are reported. It's listed as Mobile Hardshoulder closure East & Westbound from Switch Island - M6, M58 eastbound within J3.
Updated at 07:17 · refreshes every 5 min
No. Nothing unplanned is reported on the M6 right now: no collisions, breakdowns or obstructions in the National Highways feed. 8 unplanned incidents on the M6 have been reported and cleared since midnight. The latest to clear was a lane closure at J23 to J22 southbound, reported at 06:33 and cleared by 06:55.
M6 accidents →Yes. 4 full closures are planned on the M6 tonight, starting with M6 southbound Catthorpe between entry and exit slip roads carriageway closure (Tonight 20:00 to 06:00). There are also 14 lane or slip road closures.
M6 closures tonight →The M6 stays open this weekend, but 1 lane or slip road closure is planned, so expect narrower lanes or a shut slip at that junction.
M6 closures this weekend →M58 eastbound within J3
Collisions, breakdowns and obstructions reported since midnight and now cleared. We check the National Highways feed every 5 minutes, so a cleared time is accurate to about 5 minutes.
M6 southbound between J23 and J22 · set on the overhead signals
M6 northbound at the Stafford services between J14 and J15 · set on the overhead signals
M6 northbound between J14 and J15 · set on the overhead signals
M6 J20 southbound exit · set on the overhead signals
M6 J20 southbound exit · set on the overhead signals
M6 northbound between J14 and J15 · set on the overhead signals
M6 southbound between J5 and J4A · set on the overhead signals
M6 northbound between J28 and J29 · set on the overhead signals
M6 J35 northbound exit
M6 southbound between J45 and J44
M6 southbound between J45 and J44
M6 southbound within J4 after M42 J7A northbound access
M6 J45 southbound access from A6071/B7076
M6 southbound between J45 and J44
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The M6 is busiest around 14:00, and at the sensors along this route it keeps moving: even in that hour traffic averages 61 mph.
Typical weekday pattern from 5 National Highways roadside sensors along the route, June 2026. Bar height is traffic volume, colour is average speed. Overnight hours carry too little traffic to judge, so they are shown as quiet.
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The M6 is Britain's longest motorway and its busiest freight corridor, running from the M1 at Rugby through Birmingham, Stoke, Manchester's edge and Preston to Carlisle. The stretch through the West Midlands between J8 and J10a is one of the most congested pieces of road in Europe, and the Thelwall Viaduct and Shap summit both generate their own delays. This page shows live incidents, roadworks and closures along the full route, refreshed every 5 minutes.