M6 Junction 10A: Essington Interchange – M54 M54 to Telford & Shrewsbury
Junction 10A of the M6, known as the Essington Interchange, is where the M6 meets the M54, for M54 to Telford & Shrewsbury. The nearest town is Bloxwich, about 1.9 miles to the south-east, with Wednesfield (2 miles south-west) and Willenhall (3 miles south) also close by. Villages right beside the junction include Essington and Hilton.
Roads that meet at or beside this junction: M54, A462, A4124, B4156, B4210. The main road at the junction is the M54.
The M54 runs west from here to Telford and Shrewsbury.
From here, the drive north to junction 11 (Cannock) is about 2.0 miles and the drive south to junction 10 (Walsall) is about 3.0 miles. Junction 10A is about 35 miles from the start of the M6 at junction 1 and 175 miles from the end at junction 45.
The nearest motorway services are Hilton Park services, between J10A and J11.
- Junction M6 J10A · Essington Interchange
- Signed for M54 · M54 to Telford & Shrewsbury
- Nearest town Bloxwich, 1.9 miles south-east
- Map section Section 2: J4A–J10A, Birmingham and the Black Country
- Map section Section 3: J10A–J16, Cannock, Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent
Live traffic at M6 junction 10A
The speed strip below shows the M6 from junction 9 to junction 11A, both directions, from National Highways’ live data, checked every five minutes.
Live traffic speed flow: M6 Junctions 9 to 11A
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How busy is the M6 at junction 10A?
The Department for Transport counts traffic on the stretches either side of this junction. On the stretch it labels J10A to J11 it counted 96,137 vehicles a day in 2025, 18% of them lorries. See how busy the M6 is junction by junction.
| Stretch (DfT label) | All vehicles a day | Lorries | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| J10A to J11 | 96,137 | 17,580 (18.3%) | 2.1 |
© M6Traffic.co.uk · Statistics from the Department for Transport, 2025
Junctions either side
- J10Bentley InterchangeA454 · Walsall / WolverhamptonNearest town: Darlaston, 1.2 miles
- J11Laney Green InterchangeA460 · CannockNearest town: Cannock, 2.4 miles
Live traffic news at M6 Junction 10A
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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Updated 00:47 Mon 5 Oct 2026