Traffic news for the West Midlands of England
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Hard shoulder and lane closure eastbound
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M45 eastbound between A45 near Rugby (west) and A45 near Rugby (east)
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Lanes closed
- Hard shoulder closed
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 06:00 (6am) Thu 17 Sept 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Mon 26 Oct 2026
Hard shoulder and lane closure eastbound
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M45 eastbound between A45 near Rugby (west) and A45 near Rugby (east)
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Lanes closed
- Hard shoulder closed
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 06:00 (6am) Thu 17 Sept 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Mon 19 Oct 2026
Hard shoulder and lane closure eastbound
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M45 eastbound between A45 near Rugby (west) and A45 near Rugby (east)
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Lanes closed
- Hard shoulder closed
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 06:00 (6am) Thu 17 Sept 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Mon 12 Oct 2026
M42 Hard shoulder closure northbound
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M42 northbound within J8
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Hard shoulder closed
- Reason
- Road improvement or upgrading
- Schedule
- 05:00 (5am) Mon 21 Sept 2026 → 05:00 (5am) Tue 30 Mar 2027
Lane 1 closure northbound (closing ERA)
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M42 northbound between J3A and J4
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 02:30 (2:30am) Tue 14 July 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Thu 31 Dec 2026
M6 Northbound and Southbound mobile hardshoulder closure (MP 290/5 - 346/6)
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M6 southbound between J23 and J22
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Hard shoulder closed
- Reason
- Sweeping of road
- Schedule
- 20:35 (8:35pm) Sun 5 Apr 2026 → 23:59 (11:59pm) Fri 31 Mar 2028
Jct 12 exit slip lane 1 closure northbound
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M6 northbound between J11A and J12
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Slip road closed
- Reason
- Roadworks
- Schedule
- 20:09 (8:09pm) Fri 9 Oct 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Mon 12 Oct 2026
Hard shoulder and lane closure eastbound
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M45 eastbound between A45 near Rugby (west) and A45 near Rugby (east)
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Lanes closed
- Hard shoulder closed
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 06:00 (6am) Thu 17 Sept 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Mon 2 Nov 2026
M6 - M42 link road hardshoulder closure northbound
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8 southbound
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Hard shoulder closed
- Reason
- Road improvement or upgrading
- Schedule
- 05:00 (5am) Mon 5 Oct 2026 → 05:00 (5am) Mon 2 Nov 2026
M6 - M42 link road lane closure southbound
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8 southbound
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Road improvement or upgrading
- Schedule
- 05:00 (5am) Mon 5 Oct 2026 → 05:00 (5am) Mon 2 Nov 2026
M42 Hard shoulder closure northbound
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M42 northbound within J8
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Hard shoulder closed
- Reason
- Road improvement or upgrading
- Schedule
- 05:00 (5am) Mon 21 Sept 2026 → 05:00 (5am) Tue 30 Mar 2027
M6 Southbound Jct 41 entry slip road Lane 1 closure
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M6 northbound between J41 and J42
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Slip road closed
- Reason
- Road improvement or upgrading
- Schedule
- 20:00 (8pm) Sat 18 July 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 31 Dec 2030
M5 northbound Jct 10 to 9 - hardshoulder closure (78/2 to 76/6)
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M5 northbound between J10 and J9
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Hard shoulder closed
- Reason
- Other
- Schedule
- 07:52 (7:52am) Mon 5 Oct 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Sat 19 Dec 2026
M5 northbound Jct 22 to Jct 21 narrow lanes (166/3 to 161/9)
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M5 northbound between J21 and J20
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Restriction · Width restriction
- Reason
- Road improvement or upgrading
- Schedule
- 05:44 (5:44am) Sat 19 Sept 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Sat 3 Nov 2029
Hardshoulder closure northbound
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M42 northbound within J6
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Hard shoulder closed
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 05:46 (5:46am) Tue 19 May 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Mon 4 Jan 2027
Lanes 2 and 3 closure southbound
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M6 southbound between J10A and J10
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Roadworks
- Schedule
- 21:07 (9:07pm) Thu 1 Oct 2026 → 05:00 (5am) Sun 18 Oct 2026
M5 southbound Jct 22 to 23 lane closures (187/0 to 187/7)
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M5 southbound between J22 and J23
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Road improvement or upgrading
- Schedule
- 19:44 (7:44pm) Sat 10 Oct 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Sun 11 Oct 2026
M5 northbound Jct 6 exit slip closure
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M5 J6 northbound exit
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Carriageway closed
- Reason
- Repair work
- Schedule
- 21:30 (9:30pm) Sat 10 Oct 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Sun 11 Oct 2026
Hardshoulder and lane 1 closure northbound
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M5 northbound within J6
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Hard shoulder closed
- Reason
- Repair work
- Schedule
- 21:30 (9:30pm) Sat 10 Oct 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Sun 11 Oct 2026
M5 Jct 6 exit slip narrow lane 4 southbound
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M5 J6 southbound exit
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Slip road closed
- Reason
- Repair work
- Schedule
- 20:49 (8:49pm) Sat 10 Oct 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Sun 11 Oct 2026
M40 southbound between junctions J10 and J9: collision (RTC)
21:56 (9:56pm)10 Oct 2026reported 6 min ago
- Location
- M40 southbound between junctions J10 and J9
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Carriageway closed
- Reason
- Collision (RTC)
- Schedule
- 21:03 (9:03pm) Sat 10 Oct 2026 → 22:41 (10:41pm) Sat 10 Oct 2026
M6 northbound between junctions J16 and J17: collision (RTC)
21:54 (9:54pm)10 Oct 2026reported 8 min ago
- Location
- M6 northbound between junctions J16 and J17
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- There is one of three lanes closed. Lane one is closed
- Reason
- Collision (RTC)
- Schedule
- 18:12 (6:12pm) Sat 10 Oct 2026 → 23:53 (11:53pm) Sat 10 Oct 2026
link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8
08:08 (8:08am)7 Oct 2026set 4 days ago⚠ 4 days old✓ Checked by us 22:02 (10:02pm)
Roadworks Speed Limit
link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8 southbound
08:08 (8:08am)7 Oct 2026set 4 days ago⚠ 4 days old✓ Checked by us 22:02 (10:02pm)
Roadworks Speed Limit
M5 northbound between J21 and J20
05:44 (5:44am)19 Sept 2026set 22 days ago⚠ 22 days old✓ Checked by us 22:02 (10:02pm)
Roadworks Speed Limit
M6 Northbound Jct 36 Lane 3 closure (399/5A to 407/0A)
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M6 northbound between J35 and J36
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Road improvement or upgrading
- Schedule
- 19:00 (7pm) Mon 14 Sept 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Sat 28 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
M6 Southbound Jct 40 to 39 Lane 3 closure with Narrow lanes (Mp 459/4 - 455/7)
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M6 southbound within J40
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 06:00 (6am) Mon 24 Aug 2026 → 20:00 (8pm) Fri 13 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
M6 Southbound Jct 40 to 39 Lane 3 closure with Narrow lanes (Mp 459/4 - 455/7)
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M6 southbound within J40
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 06:00 (6am) Mon 24 Aug 2026 → 20:00 (8pm) Fri 13 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
M6 Southbound Jct 40 to 39 Lane 3 closure with Narrow lanes (Mp 459/4 - 455/7)
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M6 southbound within J40
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 06:00 (6am) Mon 24 Aug 2026 → 20:00 (8pm) Fri 13 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
M6 Southbound Jct 40 to 39 Lane 3 closure with Narrow lanes (Mp 459/4 - 455/7)
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M6 southbound between J40 and J39
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 06:00 (6am) Tue 2 June 2026 → 20:00 (8pm) Fri 13 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
M6 Southbound Jct 40 to 39 Lane 3 closure with Narrow lanes (Mp 459/4 - 455/7)
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M6 southbound within J40
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 06:00 (6am) Mon 15 June 2026 → 20:00 (8pm) Fri 13 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
M6 Southbound Jct 40 to 39 Lane 3 closure with Narrow lanes (Mp 459/4 - 455/7)
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M6 southbound between J40 and J39
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 06:00 (6am) Mon 15 June 2026 → 20:00 (8pm) Fri 13 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
M6 Southbound Jct 40 to 39 Lane 3 closure with Narrow lanes (Mp 459/4 - 455/7)
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M6 southbound between J40 and J39
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 06:00 (6am) Sun 28 June 2026 → 20:00 (8pm) Fri 13 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
M5 northbound Jct 10 to 9 - hardshoulder closure (78/2 to 77/3)
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M5 northbound between J10 and J9
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Hard shoulder closed
- Reason
- Other
- Schedule
- 06:00 (6am) Mon 5 Oct 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Sat 19 Dec 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
M5 northbound Jct 22 to Jct 21 narrow lanes (166/3 to 161/9)
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M5 northbound between J22 and J21
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Restriction · Width restriction
- Reason
- Road improvement or upgrading
- Schedule
- 06:00 (6am) Tue 22 Sept 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Sat 3 Nov 2029
Forecast - not confirmed
M6 Southbound Jct 40 to 39 Lane 3 closure with Narrow lanes (Mp 459/4 - 455/7)
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M6 southbound within J40
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 06:00 (6am) Tue 2 June 2026 → 20:00 (8pm) Fri 13 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
M6 Southbound Jct 40 to 39 Lane 3 closure with Narrow lanes (Mp 459/4 - 455/7)
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M6 southbound between J40 and J39
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 06:00 (6am) Fri 28 Aug 2026 → 20:00 (8pm) Fri 13 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
M6 Southbound Jct 40 to 39 Lane 3 closure with Narrow lanes (Mp 459/4 - 455/7)
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M6 southbound between J40 and J39
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 06:00 (6am) Mon 24 Aug 2026 → 20:00 (8pm) Fri 13 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
M5 southbound Jct 22 to 23 lane closures (187/0 to 187/7)
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M5 southbound between J22 and J23
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Lane closures
- Reason
- Road improvement or upgrading
- Schedule
- 20:00 (8pm) Sat 10 Oct 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Sun 11 Oct 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
M6 Northbound Jct 39 entry slip road Lane 1 closure
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M6 J39 northbound access
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Slip road closed
- Reason
- Road improvement or upgrading
- Schedule
- 20:00 (8pm) Sat 18 July 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 31 Dec 2030
Forecast - not confirmed
M5 Northbound Jct 31 to 30 - 24hr hardshoulder closure 258/7b - 257/0b
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M5 northbound between J31 and J30
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Hard shoulder closed
- Reason
- Construction work
- Schedule
- 06:00 (6am) Mon 14 Sept 2026 → 20:00 (8pm) Mon 26 Oct 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
M40 southbound, Jct 11 to Jct 10, hard shoulder closure
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M40 southbound within J11
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Hard shoulder closed
- Reason
- Roadworks
- Schedule
- 22:15 (10:15pm) Sat 10 Oct 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Sun 11 Oct 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
M40 southbound, Jct 11 entry slip road closure
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M40 J11 southbound access
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Carriageway closed
- Reason
- Roadworks
- Schedule
- 22:15 (10:15pm) Sat 10 Oct 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Sun 11 Oct 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
Lanes closures northbound
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M42 northbound between J5 and J6
- Direction
- Northbound
- Lanes closed
- Restriction
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 23:00 (11pm) Sat 10 Oct 2026 → 04:00 (4am) Sun 11 Oct 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
M42 southbound Jct 6 between the exit and entry slip roads carriageway closure
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M42 southbound within J6
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Carriageway closed
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 23:00 (11pm) Sat 10 Oct 2026 → 04:00 (4am) Sun 11 Oct 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
Lanes closures southbound
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M42 southbound between J7 and J6
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Restriction
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 23:00 (11pm) Sat 10 Oct 2026 → 04:00 (4am) Sun 11 Oct 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
A40 Eastbound Jct 1 exit slip road lane 1 closure
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M40 southbound between J1A and J1
- Direction
- Southbound
- Lanes closed
- Slip road closed
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 21:00 (9pm) Sat 10 Oct 2026 → 05:30 (5:30am) Sun 11 Oct 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
M6 both directions J18 to J16 - narrow lanes for structure - maintenance on behalf of National Highways
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M6 southbound between J18 and J17
- Direction
- Both directions
- Lanes closed
- Restriction
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 20:00 (8pm) Fri 1 May 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Sat 29 Apr 2028
Forecast - not confirmed
M6 both directions J18 to J16 - narrow lanes for structure - maintenance on behalf of National Highways
21:59 (9:59pm)10 Oct 2026reported 2 min ago
- Location
- M6 northbound between J16 and J17
- Direction
- Both directions
- Lanes closed
- Restriction
- Reason
- Maintenance work
- Schedule
- 20:00 (8pm) Fri 1 May 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Sat 29 Apr 2028
Forecast - not confirmed
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