M6 Junction 11: Laney Green Interchange – A460 Cannock
Junction 11 of the M6, known as the Laney Green Interchange, is where the M6 meets the A460, for Cannock. The nearest town is Cannock, about 2.4 miles to the north-east, with Bloxwich (4 miles south-east) and Wednesfield (4 miles south) also close by. Villages right beside the junction include Shareshill, Hilton and Cheslyn Hay.
Roads that meet at or beside this junction: M6 Toll, A460, A462, A4601, B4156. The main road at the junction is the A460.
From here, the drive north to junction 11A (North end of the M6 Toll) is about 1.7 miles and the drive south to junction 10A (M54 to Telford & Shrewsbury) is about 2.0 miles. Junction 11 is about 37 miles from the start of the M6 at junction 1 and 173 miles from the end at junction 45.
- Junction M6 J11 · Laney Green Interchange
- Signed for A460 · Cannock
- Nearest town Cannock, 2.4 miles north-east
- Map section Section 3: J10A–J16, Cannock, Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent
Live traffic at M6 junction 11
The speed strip below shows the M6 from junction 10 to junction 12, both directions, from National Highways’ live data, checked every five minutes.
Live traffic speed flow: M6 Junctions 10 to 12
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How busy is the M6 at junction 11?
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. On the stretch it labels J11 to J11a it counted 84,574 vehicles a day in 2025, 21% 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 |
| J11 to J11a | 84,574 | 17,826 (21.1%) | 1.1 |
© M6Traffic.co.uk · Statistics from the Department for Transport, 2025
Junctions either side
- J10AEssington InterchangeM54 · M54 to Telford & ShrewsburyNearest town: Bloxwich, 1.9 miles
- J11ASaredonM6 Toll · North end of the M6 TollNearest town: Cannock, 2.3 miles
Live traffic news at M6 Junction 11
Incidents and roadworks between Junction 10 and Junction 12 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