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Live M6 traffic data from National Highways · updated 20:27 (8:27pm) Sat 31 Oct 2026

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Latest M6 Traffic News & M6 Traffic Reports

This page brings together the latest M6 traffic news — current incidents, accidents, road closures, lane closures and planned roadworks along the M6 motorway, refreshed throughout the day at least every 5 minutes. Check here before you travel to plan your route and avoid the worst of the queues.

The M6 is a long motorway and some days there are lots of M6 updates and traffic reports. We have made the news filterable so you can use the filters to find M6 traffic updates relevant to your journey including direction, junction filters, active now and happening right now or planned roadworks. Helpful? Why not bookmark this page if you are a regular user of the M6 motorway.

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  • M6 Northbound Jct 35 Exit slip road lane 1 closure

    Active nowRoadworksNorthbound Slip road closed
    Time now: Saturday, 31 October 2026, 20:27 (8:27pm)

    20:09 (8:09pm)31 Oct 2026reported 18 min ago

    Location
    M6 northbound between J34 and J35
    Direction
    Northbound
    Lanes closed
    Slip road closed
    Reason
    Maintenance work
    Schedule
    08:57 (8:57am) Mon 26 Oct 2026 → 19:30 (7:30pm) Sun 1 Nov 2026
    ⏳Expected to clear in ~23h 02m HA planned end: 19:30 (7:30pm) Sun 1 Nov 2026

  • M6 - M42 link road hardshoulder closure northbound

    Active nowRoadworksNorthbound
    Time now: Saturday, 31 October 2026, 20:27 (8:27pm)

    20:09 (8:09pm)31 Oct 2026reported 18 min ago

    Location
    link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8 southbound
    Direction
    Northbound
    Lanes closed
    Hard shoulder closed
    Reason
    Road improvement or upgrading
    Schedule
    05:00 (5am) Mon 5 Oct 2026 → 05:00 (5am) Mon 2 Nov 2026
    ⏳Expected to clear in ~32h 32m HA planned end: 05:00 (5am) Mon 2 Nov 2026

  • M6 Northbound and Southbound mobile hardshoulder closure (MP 290/5 - 346/6)

    Active nowUpdateNorthbound
    Time now: Saturday, 31 October 2026, 20:27 (8:27pm)

    20:09 (8:09pm)31 Oct 2026reported 18 min ago

    Location
    M6 southbound between J23 and J22
    Direction
    Northbound
    Lanes closed
    Hard shoulder closed
    Reason
    Sweeping of road
    Schedule
    20:35 (8:35pm) Sun 5 Apr 2026 → 23:59 (11:59pm) Fri 31 Mar 2028
    ⏳Long-term works - HA planned end: 23:59 (11:59pm) Fri 31 Mar 2028.

  • M6 Northbound Jct 35 Exit slip road lane 1 closure

    Active nowRoadworksNorthbound Slip road closed
    Time now: Saturday, 31 October 2026, 20:27 (8:27pm)

    20:09 (8:09pm)31 Oct 2026reported 18 min ago

    Location
    M6 J35 northbound exit
    Direction
    Northbound
    Lanes closed
    Slip road closed
    Reason
    Maintenance work
    Schedule
    08:57 (8:57am) Mon 26 Oct 2026 → 19:30 (7:30pm) Sun 1 Nov 2026
    ⏳Expected to clear in ~23h 02m HA planned end: 19:30 (7:30pm) Sun 1 Nov 2026

  • M6 - M42 link road hardshoulder closure northbound

    Active nowRoadworksNorthbound
    Time now: Saturday, 31 October 2026, 20:27 (8:27pm)

    20:09 (8:09pm)31 Oct 2026reported 18 min ago

    Location
    link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8 northbound
    Direction
    Northbound
    Lanes closed
    Hard shoulder closed
    Reason
    Road improvement or upgrading
    Schedule
    05:00 (5am) Mon 5 Oct 2026 → 05:00 (5am) Mon 2 Nov 2026
    ⏳Expected to clear in ~32h 32m HA planned end: 05:00 (5am) Mon 2 Nov 2026

  • M6 Southbound Jct 41 entry slip road Lane 1 closure

    Active nowRoadworksNorthbound Slip road closed
    Time now: Saturday, 31 October 2026, 20:27 (8:27pm)

    20:09 (8:09pm)31 Oct 2026reported 18 min ago

    Location
    M6 northbound between J41 and J42
    Direction
    Northbound
    Lanes closed
    Slip road closed
    Reason
    Road improvement or upgrading
    Schedule
    20:00 (8pm) Sat 18 July 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 31 Dec 2030
    ⏳Long-term works - HA planned end: 06:00 (6am) Tue 31 Dec 2030.

  • M6 lane closures southbound

    Active nowRoadworksSouthbound
    Time now: Saturday, 31 October 2026, 20:27 (8:27pm)

    20:09 (8:09pm)31 Oct 2026reported 18 min ago

    Location
    M6 southbound between J5 and J4A
    Direction
    Southbound
    Lanes closed
    Lane closures
    Reason
    Construction work
    Schedule
    20:47 (8:47pm) Fri 30 Oct 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Mon 2 Nov 2026
    ⏳Expected to clear in ~33h 32m HA planned end: 06:00 (6am) Mon 2 Nov 2026

  • M6 southbound Jct 4a to M42 northbound link road closure

    Active nowRoadworksNorthbound Road closed
    Time now: Saturday, 31 October 2026, 20:27 (8:27pm)

    20:09 (8:09pm)31 Oct 2026reported 18 min ago

    Location
    link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8 southbound
    Direction
    Northbound
    Lanes closed
    Carriageway closed
    Reason
    Construction work
    Schedule
    20:47 (8:47pm) Fri 30 Oct 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Mon 2 Nov 2026
    ⏳Expected to clear in ~33h 32m HA planned end: 06:00 (6am) Mon 2 Nov 2026

  • M42 northbound Jct 6 to Jct 9 carriageway closure

    Active nowRoadworksNorthbound Road closed
    Time now: Saturday, 31 October 2026, 20:27 (8:27pm)

    20:09 (8:09pm)31 Oct 2026reported 18 min ago

    Location
    M42 northbound between J7 and J7A
    Direction
    Northbound
    Lanes closed
    Carriageway closed
    Reason
    Construction work
    Schedule
    20:48 (8:48pm) Fri 30 Oct 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Mon 2 Nov 2026
    ⏳Expected to clear in ~33h 32m HA planned end: 06:00 (6am) Mon 2 Nov 2026

  • Jct 12 exit slip lane 1 closure northbound

    Active nowRoadworksNorthbound Slip road closed
    Time now: Saturday, 31 October 2026, 20:27 (8:27pm)

    20:09 (8:09pm)31 Oct 2026reported 18 min ago

    Location
    M6 J12 northbound exit
    Direction
    Northbound
    Lanes closed
    Slip road closed
    Reason
    Roadworks
    Schedule
    19:48 (7:48pm) Fri 30 Oct 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Mon 2 Nov 2026
    ⏳Expected to clear in ~33h 32m HA planned end: 06:00 (6am) Mon 2 Nov 2026

    • Updated 20:27 (8:27pm) Sat 31 Oct 2026

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    How Busy Is the M6 Anyway?

    Delays are worse on a road that is already full. The Department for Transport counts traffic on the M6 at 99 separate points, and the numbers explain a good deal about where the M6 goes wrong first:

    Latest M6 Traffic News &Amp; M6 Traffic Reports: Vehicles a Day, Stretch by Stretch
    StretchVehicles per dayLorries
    J20 to J21 (Lymm / Thelwall)187,52123,492
    J8 to J9 (Great Barr)180,44031,213
    J30 to J31 (Preston)171,07914,168
    J9 to J10 (Bescot)166,15327,805

    © M6Traffic.co.uk · Statistics from the Department for Transport

    More than one vehicle in six is a lorry on the busiest stretches — and a broken-down HGV in a live lane takes far longer to clear than a car. See M6 traffic statistics, the M6 junction by junction, or M6 lorry and freight traffic.

    Going One Way?

    You are not driving both carriageways at once. See M6 northbound traffic or M6 southbound traffic, or pick your stretch from the M6 junction pages.

    Traffic count figures are from the Department for Transport road traffic statistics, 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

    M6traffic.co.uk is dedicated to the latest M6 traffic news, checked every five minutes, 24 hours a day. Heading for Manchester? See M60 Traffic for Manchester’s orbital motorway. The M6 meets the M5 near Birmingham — see M5 Traffic.