M6Traffic.co.uk
M6 Traffic is part of the UK Traffic News network — a family of independent, road-specific websites that help drivers check their route before they set off. This site is dedicated to M6 traffic news, M6 traffic reports and information about M6 delays and roadworks.
Latest M6 traffic news
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Latest accident or incident on the M6
The most recent accident or incident on the M6 that we are aware of.
laneClosures
00:0521 Aug 2026reported 6 min ago
- Location
- M6 southbound within J4 before M42 J7A northbound access
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Road or carriageway or lane management
- Schedule
- 00:01 Fri 21 Aug → 00:16 Fri 21 Aug
Latest active roadworks on the M6
Roadworks live on the M6 right now.
M6 - M42 link road hardshoulder closure northbound
23:4920 Aug 2026reported 23 min ago
- Location
- M6 southbound between J5 and J4A
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Hard shoulder closed
- Reason
- Road improvement or upgrading
- Schedule
- 05:00 Mon 3 Aug → 05:00 Mon 7 Sept
+ 14 more active roadworks - search all M6 traffic news →
Latest planned roadworks on the M6
The next planned roadworks scheduled on the M6.
M6 Southbound Jct 44 to 43 Lane 1 closure (488/6B to 490/1B)
23:4920 Aug 2026reported 23 min ago
- Location
- M6 southbound between J44 and J43
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 09:00 Thu 20 Aug → 02:00 Fri 21 Aug
Forecast - not confirmed
+ 46 more planned roadworks - search all M6 traffic news →
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Updated 00:12 Fri 21 Aug
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About the M6 motorway
The M6 is the UK’s longest motorway, running around 230 miles from the M1 at Catthorpe (Junction 19) north through the West Midlands, Cheshire, Lancashire and Cumbria to the Scottish border at Gretna. It is also one of the busiest — carrying heavy commuter and freight traffic, especially around Birmingham and the North West — so roadworks, delays and incidents are common. The M6 Toll relieves the busy stretch around Birmingham (Junctions 3a to 11a). It always pays to check the latest M6 traffic news before you set off.