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M6 Junction 4 – M42 Birmingham NEC

Map of M6 Junction 4, Coleshill Interchange, with the M42 / A446 for Birmingham NEC / Coleshill
M6 Junction 4, Coleshill Interchange. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Map drawing © Corporate Ace Limited.

Junction 4 of the M6 is where the M6 meets the M42 / A446, for Birmingham NEC / Coleshill. The nearest town is Coleshill, about 1.2 miles to the north, with Chelmsley Wood (1.3 miles west) and Solihull (5 miles south-west) also close by. Villages right beside the junction include Coleshill Heath, Kingshurst and Marston Green.

Roads that meet at or beside this junction: M6 Toll, M42, A446, A452, B4114, B4117. The main road at the junction is the M42.

The M42 crosses here, for the NEC, Birmingham Airport and the south-west of Birmingham. For traffic news on the M42, see our sister site M42 Traffic.

From here, the drive north to junction 4A (M42) is about 2.2 miles and the drive south to junction 3A (South end of the M6 Toll) is about 1.0 miles. Junction 4 is about 19 miles from the start of the M6 at junction 1 and 192 miles from the end at junction 45.

Live traffic at M6 junction 4

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Incidents and roadworks between Junction 3 and Junction 5 that we are aware of.

  • M6 - M42 link road hardshoulder closure northbound

    Active nowRoadworksNorthbound
    Time now: Monday, 5 October 2026, 00:42

    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
    ⏳Expected to clear in ~4h 17m HA planned end: 05:00 Mon 5 Oct 2026
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    Updated 00:42 Mon 5 Oct 2026

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