M6 Junction 21A: Croft Interchange – M62 Croft interchange
Junction 21A of the M6, known as the Croft Interchange, is where the M6 meets the M62, for Croft interchange. The nearest town is Warrington, about 2.9 miles to the south-west, with Lowton (3 miles north) and Newton-le-Willows (3 miles north-west) also close by. Villages right beside the junction include Croft, Winwick and Kenyon.
Roads that meet at or beside this junction: M62, A574, B5210. The main road at the junction is the M62.
The M62 crosses here, east to Manchester and west to Liverpool.
From here, the drive north to junction 22 (Newton-le-Willows) is about 0.8 miles and the drive south to junction 21 (Warrington) is about 1.7 miles. Junction 21A is about 96 miles from the start of the M6 at junction 1 and 115 miles from the end at junction 45.
- Junction M6 J21A · Croft Interchange
- Signed for M62 · Croft interchange (M62 to Manchester & Liverpool)
- Nearest town Warrington, 2.9 miles south-west
- Map section Section 4: J16–J21A, Cheshire, Knutsford and Warrington
- Map section Section 5: J21A–J32, Wigan to Preston
Live traffic at M6 junction 21A
The speed strip below shows the M6 from junction 20 to junction 23, both directions, from National Highways’ live data, checked every five minutes.
Live traffic speed flow: M6 Junctions 20 to 23
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How busy is the M6 at junction 21A?
The Department for Transport counts traffic on the stretches either side of this junction. On the stretch it labels J21A to J22 it counted 122,662 vehicles a day in 2025, 12% of them lorries. See how busy the M6 is junction by junction.
| Stretch (DfT label) | All vehicles a day | Lorries | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| J21A to J22 | 122,662 | 14,552 (11.9%) | 1.6 |
© M6Traffic.co.uk · Statistics from the Department for Transport, 2025
Junctions either side
- J21Woolston InterchangeA57 · Warrington (Woolston)Nearest town: Warrington, 3.5 miles
- J22Winwick InterchangeA49 · Newton-le-WillowsNearest town: Newton-le-Willows, 2.0 miles
Live traffic news at M6 Junction 21A
Incidents and roadworks between Junction 20 and Junction 22 that we are aware of.
M6 Northbound and Southbound mobile hardshoulder closure (MP 290/5 - 346/6)
00:305 Oct 2026reported 17 min ago
- Location
- M6 southbound between J23 and J22
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Hard shoulder closed
- Reason
- Sweeping of road
- Schedule
- 20:35 Sun 5 Apr 2026 → 23:59 Fri 31 Mar 2028
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Updated 00:47 Mon 5 Oct 2026