M6 Junction 3A – M6 Toll Coleshill
Junction 3A of the M6 is where the M6 meets the M6 Toll, for the south end of the M6 Toll, near Coleshill. The nearest town is Coleshill, about 2.0 miles to the north-west, with Chelmsley Wood (3 miles west) and Coventry (8 miles south-east) also close by. Villages right beside the junction include Maxstoke and Coleshill Heath.
Roads that meet at or beside this junction: M6 Toll. The main road at the junction is the M6 Toll.
The M6 Toll starts here and bypasses Birmingham, rejoining at junction 11A.
From here, the drive north to junction 4 (Birmingham NEC) is about 1.0 miles and the drive south to junction 3 (Bedworth) is about 8.0 miles. Junction 3A is about 18 miles from the start of the M6 at junction 1 and 193 miles from the end at junction 45.
- Junction M6 J3A · Coleshill Interchange
- Signed for M6 Toll · South end of the M6 Toll
- Nearest town Coleshill, 2.0 miles north-west
- Map section Section 1: J1–J4A, Rugby, Coventry and Birmingham
Live traffic at M6 junction 3A
The speed strip below shows the M6 from junction 2 to junction 4A, both directions, from National Highways’ live data, checked every five minutes.
Live traffic speed flow: M6 Junctions 2 to 4A
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Junctions either side
- J3Exhall InterchangeA444 · Bedworth / Coventry (north)Nearest town: Bedworth, 1.6 miles
- J4Coleshill InterchangeM42 / A446 · Birmingham NEC / ColeshillNearest town: Coleshill, 1.2 miles
Live traffic news at M6 Junction 3A
Incidents and roadworks between Junction 2 and Junction 4 that we are aware of.
M6 - M42 link road hardshoulder closure northbound
00:305 Oct 2026reported 12 min ago
- Location
- link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Hard shoulder closed
- Reason
- Road improvement or upgrading
- Schedule
- 05:00 Mon 7 Sept 2026 → 05:00 Mon 5 Oct 2026
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Updated 00:42 Mon 5 Oct 2026