M6 Junction 7: Great Barr Interchange – A34 Great Barr
Junction 7 of the M6, known as the Great Barr Interchange, is where the M6 meets the A34, for Great Barr / Birmingham. The nearest town is Walsall, about 3.1 miles to the north-west, with West Bromwich (3 miles south-west) and Aldridge (4 miles north) also close by. Villages right beside the junction include Great Barr.
Roads that meet at or beside this junction: M5, A34, A4041, B4124, B4154, B4167. The main road at the junction is the A34.
From here, the drive north to junction 8 (Ray Hall interchange) is about 0.4 miles and the drive south to junction 6 (Spaghetti Junction, Birmingham) is about 3.6 miles. Junction 7 is about 30 miles from the start of the M6 at junction 1 and 181 miles from the end at junction 45.
- Junction M6 J7 · Great Barr Interchange
- Signed for A34 · Great Barr / Birmingham
- Nearest town Walsall, 3.1 miles north-west
- Map section Section 2: J4A–J10A, Birmingham and the Black Country
Live traffic at M6 junction 7
The speed strip below shows the M6 from junction 5 to junction 9, both directions, from National Highways’ live data, checked every five minutes.
Live traffic speed flow: M6 Junctions 5 to 9
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How busy is the M6 at junction 7?
The Department for Transport counts traffic on the stretches either side of this junction. On the stretch it labels J8E to J7 it counted 174,714 vehicles a day in 2025, 14% of them lorries. See how busy the M6 is junction by junction.
| Stretch (DfT label) | All vehicles a day | Lorries | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| J8E to J7 | 174,714 | 24,159 (13.8%) | 0.5 |
© M6Traffic.co.uk · Statistics from the Department for Transport, 2025
Junctions either side
- J6Gravelly Hill InterchangeA38(M) · Spaghetti Junction, BirminghamNearest town: Birmingham, 2.7 miles
- J8Ray Hall InterchangeM5 · Ray Hall interchange (M5 to the South West)Nearest town: Walsall, 2.1 miles
Live traffic news at M6 Junction 7
Incidents and roadworks between Junction 6 and Junction 8 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