M6 Junction 11A: Saredon – M6 Toll Cannock
Junction 11A of the M6, known as Saredon, is where the M6 meets the M6 Toll, for the north end of the M6 Toll, near Cannock. The nearest town is Cannock, about 2.3 miles to the north-east, with Penkridge (4 miles north) and Hednesford (4 miles north-east) also close by. Villages right beside the junction include Hatherton Junction, Shareshill and Hilton.
Roads that meet at or beside this junction: M6 Toll, A5, A460. The main road at the junction is the M6 Toll.
The M6 Toll rejoins the M6 here from its southern end at junction 3A.
From here, the drive north to junction 12 (Gailey) is about 1.4 miles and the drive south to junction 11 (Cannock) is about 1.7 miles. Junction 11A is about 39 miles from the start of the M6 at junction 1 and 172 miles from the end at junction 45.
- Junction M6 J11A · Saredon
- Signed for M6 Toll · North end of the M6 Toll
- Nearest town Cannock, 2.3 miles north-east
- Map section Section 3: J10A–J16, Cannock, Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent
Live traffic at M6 junction 11A
The speed strip below shows the M6 from junction 10A to junction 13, both directions, from National Highways’ live data, checked every five minutes.
Live traffic speed flow: M6 Junctions 10A to 13
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How busy is the M6 at junction 11A?
The Department for Transport counts traffic on the stretches either side of this junction. On the stretch it labels J11a to J12 it counted 120,925 vehicles a day in 2025, 14% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| J11a to J12 | 120,925 | 16,438 (13.6%) | 1.6 |
| J11 to J11a | 84,574 | 17,826 (21.1%) | 1.1 |
© M6Traffic.co.uk · Statistics from the Department for Transport, 2025
Junctions either side
- J11Laney Green InterchangeA460 · CannockNearest town: Cannock, 2.4 miles
- J12Gailey InterchangeA5 · Gailey / CannockNearest town: Penkridge, 2.4 miles
Live traffic news at M6 Junction 11A
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