This is section 2 of our eight-part map of the M6: junctions 4A to 10A, Birmingham and the Black Country. It covers about 14 miles of motorway and 8 junctions, passing Coleshill, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, Walsall, Wednesbury, Darlaston and Bloxwich.

Motorways that join or leave the M6 in this section: M42 at junction 4A; M5 at junction 8; M54 at junction 10A.

Services in this section: Hilton Park services (between J10A and J11).

The busiest stretch the Department for Transport counts in this section is the one it labels J8W to J9, with 180,440 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 2

• J4AWater Orton InterchangeM42 · M42 (north)Nearest town: Coleshill, 2.1 miles
• J5Castle Bromwich InterchangeA452 · Castle BromwichNearest town: Chelmsley Wood, 2.9 miles
• J6Gravelly Hill InterchangeA38(M) · Spaghetti Junction, BirminghamNearest town: Birmingham, 2.7 miles
• J7Great Barr InterchangeA34 · Great Barr / BirminghamNearest town: Walsall, 3.1 miles
• J8Ray Hall InterchangeM5 · Ray Hall interchange (M5 to the South West)Nearest town: Walsall, 2.1 miles
• J9Wednesbury InterchangeA461 · WednesburyNearest town: Wednesbury, 1.3 miles
• J10Bentley InterchangeA454 · Walsall / WolverhamptonNearest town: Darlaston, 1.2 miles
• J10AEssington InterchangeM54 · M54 to Telford & ShrewsburyNearest town: Bloxwich, 1.9 miles