This is section 3 of our eight-part map of the M6: junctions 10A to 16, Cannock, Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent. It covers about 35 miles of motorway and 8 junctions, passing Bloxwich, Cannock, Penkridge, Stafford, Newcastle-under-Lyme and Alsager.

Motorways that join or leave the M6 in this section: M54 at junction 10A; M6 Toll at junction 11A.

Services in this section: Hilton Park services (between J10A and J11); Stafford services (between J14 and J15); Keele services (between J15 and J16); Sandbach services (between J16 and J17).

The busiest stretch the Department for Transport counts in this section is the one it labels J16 to J17, with 132,457 vehicles a day in 2025.

The road on the map is coloured by the live traffic flow speed, the same data as our live M6 traffic flow map. Choose northbound or southbound above the map. Tap any junction number to open that junction’s own page.

The junctions in section 3

• J10AEssington InterchangeM54 · M54 to Telford & ShrewsburyNearest town: Bloxwich, 1.9 miles
• J11Laney Green InterchangeA460 · CannockNearest town: Cannock, 2.4 miles
• J11ASaredonM6 Toll · North end of the M6 TollNearest town: Cannock, 2.3 miles
• J12Gailey InterchangeA5 · Gailey / CannockNearest town: Penkridge, 2.4 miles
• J13Dunston InterchangeA449 · Stafford (south)Nearest town: Penkridge, 2.7 miles
• J14Creswell InterchangeA34 · Stafford (north)Nearest town: Stafford, 1.9 miles
• J15Hanchurch InterchangeA500 · Stoke-on-Trent (south) / Newcastle-under-LymeNearest town: Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2.4 miles
• J16Barthomley InterchangeA500 · Alsager / Stoke-on-Trent (north)Nearest town: Alsager, 2.3 miles