M6 Junction 10: Bentley Interchange – A454 Walsall
Junction 10 of the M6, known as the Bentley Interchange, is where the M6 meets the A454, for Walsall / Wolverhampton. The nearest town is Darlaston, about 1.2 miles to the south-west, with Walsall (1.3 miles east) and Willenhall (2 miles west) also close by.
Roads that meet at or beside this junction: A34, A454, A462, A4038, A4148, B4464. The main road at the junction is the A454.
From here, the drive north to junction 10A (M54 to Telford & Shrewsbury) is about 3.0 miles and the drive south to junction 9 (Wednesbury) is about 0.8 miles. Junction 10 is about 32 miles from the start of the M6 at junction 1 and 178 miles from the end at junction 45.
- Junction M6 J10 · Bentley Interchange
- Signed for A454 · Walsall / Wolverhampton
- Nearest town Darlaston, 1.2 miles south-west
- Map section Section 2: J4A–J10A, Birmingham and the Black Country
We also have a page on M6 Junctions 9 to 10: Bescot, with the traffic counts and news for that stretch.
Live traffic at M6 junction 10
The speed strip below shows the M6 from junction 8 to junction 11, both directions, from National Highways’ live data, checked every five minutes.
Live traffic speed flow: M6 Junctions 8 to 11
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How busy is the M6 at junction 10?
The Department for Transport counts traffic on the stretches either side of this junction. On the stretch it labels J9 to J10 it counted 166,153 vehicles a day in 2025, 17% of them lorries. See how busy the M6 is junction by junction.
| Stretch (DfT label) | All vehicles a day | Lorries | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| J9 to J10 | 166,153 | 27,805 (16.7%) | 1.5 |
© M6Traffic.co.uk · Statistics from the Department for Transport, 2025
Junctions either side
- J9Wednesbury InterchangeA461 · WednesburyNearest town: Wednesbury, 1.3 miles
- J10AEssington InterchangeM54 · M54 to Telford & ShrewsburyNearest town: Bloxwich, 1.9 miles
Live traffic news at M6 Junction 10
Incidents and roadworks between Junction 9 and Junction 11 that we are aware of.
Lanes 2 and 3 closure southbound
00:305 Oct 2026reported 17 min ago
- Location
- M6 southbound between J10A and J10
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Roadworks
- Schedule
- 21:07 Thu 1 Oct 2026 → 05:00 Sun 18 Oct 2026
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This is the news for Junction 10 only, not the whole M6. For the rest of the motorway see all the latest M6 traffic news, the overhead signs and the speed limits in force now.
Updated 00:47 Mon 5 Oct 2026