M6

9 closures

9 roadworks or lane closures in force on the M6 right now. Its slowest recurring hour is Wed 18:00, averaging 14 mph.

Closed right now

Closure data updated over an hour ago, which is later than expected2026-09-06T22:52:10.748Z

M6 Southbound lanes 1 and 2 closure (MP 283/7 to 282/8)

2 lanes

M6 southbound between J19 and J18 and 1 more section

6 Sept 2026 to 7 Sept 2026 · Construction work

M6 Southbound Jct 41 entry slip road Lane 1 closure

1 lane

M6 northbound between J41 and J42 and 3 more sections

18 Jul 2026 to 31 Dec 2030 · Construction work · 2 separate phases

M6 - M42 link road hardshoulder closure northbound

1 lane

M6 southbound between J5 and J4A and 13 more sections

3 Aug 2026 to 7 Sept 2026 · Construction work · 2 separate phases

M6 Northbound and Southbound mobile hardshoulder closure (MP 290/5 - 346/6)

1 lane

M6 southbound between J23 and J22 and 359 more sections

5 Apr 2026 to 31 Mar 2028 · Road maintenance · 3 separate phases

M6 northbound jct 35 to 36 Lane 3 closure (MP 393/2 to 398/4)

1 lane

M6 northbound between J34 and J35 and 19 more sections

6 Sept 2026 to 7 Sept 2026 · Road maintenance · 2 separate phases

M6 Southbound Jct 39 Entry slip road Lane 2 closure

1 lane

M6 J39 southbound access and 1 more section

6 Sept 2026 to 8 Sept 2026 · Road maintenance

M6 Southbound Jct 45 Entry slip road closure

M6 J45 southbound access from A6071/B7076 and 1 more section

6 Sept 2026 to 7 Sept 2026 · Road maintenance

M56 Eastbound to M6 Northbound link road closure

M6 northbound within J20 after M56 J9 eastbound access and 11 more sections

6 Sept 2026 to 7 Sept 2026 · Road maintenance · 3 separate phases

M6 Southbound to M65 Eastbound link road closure

link road from M6 J29 southbound to M65 J1 and 2 more sections

6 Sept 2026 to 7 Sept 2026 · Road maintenance

When the M6 is slowest

1 May to 15 Jun 2026

Wed 18:0014mph

71% slower than normal on this stretch · northbound · about 1,275 vehicles an hour

Wed 17:0016mph

67% slower than normal on this stretch · northbound · about 1,359 vehicles an hour

Tue 18:0017mph

66% slower than normal on this stretch · northbound · about 1,409 vehicles an hour

Fri 16:0017mph

66% slower than normal on this stretch · northbound · about 1,430 vehicles an hour

Fri 17:0018mph

64% slower than normal on this stretch · northbound · about 1,331 vehicles an hour

Tue 08:0025mph

60% slower than normal on this stretch · southbound · about 4,857 vehicles an hour

Each hour is compared with that sensor’s own free-flow speed rather than the speed limit, because some sensors sit on bends and slip roads that never reach 70 mph. Quiet hours carrying under 600 vehicles are left out, so overnight roadworks are not mistaken for congestion.

Which direction is worse

Averaged along the whole road

NorthboundWorst at Fri 16:0046 mph

SouthboundWorst at Tue 07:0047 mph

Rush hour is rarely symmetrical. The commute in and the commute out peak at different times, and rarely as badly as each other. These speeds are averaged across every sensor facing that way, so they read higher than the worst-point figures above: most of the road is moving even when one junction is not.

Every hour of the week

Darker means slower

Average speed on the M6 for each hour of the week, shaded by how far below normal it runs.
Day	00	1	2	3	4	5	06	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
Mon	Mon 00:00, 61 mph, 2% below normal	Mon 01:00, 60 mph, 3% below normal	Mon 02:00, 60 mph, 3% below normal	Mon 03:00, 61 mph, 3% below normal	Mon 04:00, 61 mph, 2% below normal	Mon 05:00, 61 mph, 1% below normal	Mon 06:00, 57 mph, 9% below normal	Mon 07:00, 54 mph, 13% below normal	Mon 08:00, 55 mph, 12% below normal	Mon 09:00, 57 mph, 9% below normal	Mon 10:00, 57 mph, 9% below normal	Mon 11:00, 57 mph, 9% below normal	Mon 12:00, 57 mph, 9% below normal	Mon 13:00, 58 mph, 8% below normal	Mon 14:00, 57 mph, 9% below normal	Mon 15:00, 56 mph, 11% below normal	Mon 16:00, 56 mph, 11% below normal	Mon 17:00, 56 mph, 11% below normal	Mon 18:00, 58 mph, 8% below normal	Mon 19:00, 61 mph, 3% below normal	Mon 20:00, 61 mph, 3% below normal	Mon 21:00, 59 mph, 5% below normal	Mon 22:00, 59 mph, 6% below normal	Mon 23:00, 59 mph, 5% below normal
Tue	Tue 00:00, 59 mph, 5% below normal	Tue 01:00, 58 mph, 6% below normal	Tue 02:00, 58 mph, 7% below normal	Tue 03:00, 59 mph, 6% below normal	Tue 04:00, 60 mph, 4% below normal	Tue 05:00, 61 mph, 3% below normal	Tue 06:00, 55 mph, 13% below normal	Tue 07:00, 51 mph, 18% below normal	Tue 08:00, 50 mph, 21% below normal	Tue 09:00, 54 mph, 13% below normal	Tue 10:00, 56 mph, 11% below normal	Tue 11:00, 56 mph, 10% below normal	Tue 12:00, 56 mph, 10% below normal	Tue 13:00, 56 mph, 11% below normal	Tue 14:00, 55 mph, 13% below normal	Tue 15:00, 55 mph, 12% below normal	Tue 16:00, 54 mph, 14% below normal	Tue 17:00, 53 mph, 17% below normal	Tue 18:00, 55 mph, 13% below normal	Tue 19:00, 60 mph, 4% below normal	Tue 20:00, 61 mph, 3% below normal	Tue 21:00, 58 mph, 8% below normal	Tue 22:00, 58 mph, 8% below normal	Tue 23:00, 58 mph, 7% below normal
Wed	Wed 00:00, 58 mph, 8% below normal	Wed 01:00, 58 mph, 7% below normal	Wed 02:00, 58 mph, 7% below normal	Wed 03:00, 58 mph, 8% below normal	Wed 04:00, 58 mph, 7% below normal	Wed 05:00, 60 mph, 4% below normal	Wed 06:00, 55 mph, 11% below normal	Wed 07:00, 53 mph, 15% below normal	Wed 08:00, 50 mph, 21% below normal	Wed 09:00, 52 mph, 18% below normal	Wed 10:00, 55 mph, 12% below normal	Wed 11:00, 56 mph, 10% below normal	Wed 12:00, 57 mph, 9% below normal	Wed 13:00, 56 mph, 11% below normal	Wed 14:00, 56 mph, 11% below normal	Wed 15:00, 54 mph, 14% below normal	Wed 16:00, 53 mph, 16% below normal	Wed 17:00, 52 mph, 18% below normal	Wed 18:00, 54 mph, 14% below normal	Wed 19:00, 60 mph, 4% below normal	Wed 20:00, 61 mph, 2% below normal	Wed 21:00, 58 mph, 7% below normal	Wed 22:00, 56 mph, 10% below normal	Wed 23:00, 57 mph, 8% below normal
Thu	Thu 00:00, 58 mph, 7% below normal	Thu 01:00, 58 mph, 8% below normal	Thu 02:00, 57 mph, 9% below normal	Thu 03:00, 57 mph, 8% below normal	Thu 04:00, 59 mph, 6% below normal	Thu 05:00, 60 mph, 3% below normal	Thu 06:00, 55 mph, 12% below normal	Thu 07:00, 53 mph, 16% below normal	Thu 08:00, 51 mph, 19% below normal	Thu 09:00, 53 mph, 15% below normal	Thu 10:00, 54 mph, 13% below normal	Thu 11:00, 54 mph, 13% below normal	Thu 12:00, 56 mph, 11% below normal	Thu 13:00, 55 mph, 11% below normal	Thu 14:00, 56 mph, 11% below normal	Thu 15:00, 54 mph, 14% below normal	Thu 16:00, 52 mph, 17% below normal	Thu 17:00, 53 mph, 15% below normal	Thu 18:00, 55 mph, 12% below normal	Thu 19:00, 59 mph, 5% below normal	Thu 20:00, 61 mph, 2% below normal	Thu 21:00, 59 mph, 6% below normal	Thu 22:00, 59 mph, 6% below normal	Thu 23:00, 59 mph, 6% below normal
Fri	Fri 00:00, 59 mph, 6% below normal	Fri 01:00, 59 mph, 6% below normal	Fri 02:00, 58 mph, 7% below normal	Fri 03:00, 59 mph, 6% below normal	Fri 04:00, 59 mph, 6% below normal	Fri 05:00, 60 mph, 4% below normal	Fri 06:00, 57 mph, 10% below normal	Fri 07:00, 54 mph, 14% below normal	Fri 08:00, 54 mph, 14% below normal	Fri 09:00, 55 mph, 12% below normal	Fri 10:00, 55 mph, 12% below normal	Fri 11:00, 55 mph, 12% below normal	Fri 12:00, 55 mph, 11% below normal	Fri 13:00, 55 mph, 11% below normal	Fri 14:00, 54 mph, 13% below normal	Fri 15:00, 53 mph, 15% below normal	Fri 16:00, 51 mph, 19% below normal	Fri 17:00, 53 mph, 17% below normal	Fri 18:00, 56 mph, 12% below normal	Fri 19:00, 59 mph, 5% below normal	Fri 20:00, 61 mph, 3% below normal	Fri 21:00, 59 mph, 6% below normal	Fri 22:00, 57 mph, 8% below normal	Fri 23:00, 59 mph, 5% below normal
Sat	Sat 00:00, 59 mph, 5% below normal	Sat 01:00, 59 mph, 5% below normal	Sat 02:00, 59 mph, 6% below normal	Sat 03:00, 59 mph, 6% below normal	Sat 04:00, 60 mph, 4% below normal	Sat 05:00, 62 mph, 1% below normal	Sat 06:00, 63 mph, -1% below normal	Sat 07:00, 63 mph, -1% below normal	Sat 08:00, 62 mph, 0% below normal	Sat 09:00, 61 mph, 3% below normal	Sat 10:00, 60 mph, 4% below normal	Sat 11:00, 58 mph, 7% below normal	Sat 12:00, 57 mph, 9% below normal	Sat 13:00, 58 mph, 7% below normal	Sat 14:00, 59 mph, 6% below normal	Sat 15:00, 59 mph, 5% below normal	Sat 16:00, 59 mph, 6% below normal	Sat 17:00, 60 mph, 4% below normal	Sat 18:00, 61 mph, 3% below normal	Sat 19:00, 61 mph, 2% below normal	Sat 20:00, 63 mph, 0% below normal	Sat 21:00, 62 mph, 1% below normal	Sat 22:00, 61 mph, 2% below normal	Sat 23:00, 62 mph, 2% below normal
Sun	Sun 00:00, 62 mph, 2% below normal	Sun 01:00, 62 mph, 1% below normal	Sun 02:00, 61 mph, 2% below normal	Sun 03:00, 62 mph, 1% below normal	Sun 04:00, 62 mph, 1% below normal	Sun 05:00, 63 mph, -1% below normal	Sun 06:00, 64 mph, -2% below normal	Sun 07:00, 64 mph, -3% below normal	Sun 08:00, 64 mph, -2% below normal	Sun 09:00, 63 mph, 0% below normal	Sun 10:00, 61 mph, 3% below normal	Sun 11:00, 59 mph, 5% below normal	Sun 12:00, 59 mph, 6% below normal	Sun 13:00, 59 mph, 6% below normal	Sun 14:00, 59 mph, 5% below normal	Sun 15:00, 60 mph, 4% below normal	Sun 16:00, 59 mph, 5% below normal	Sun 17:00, 59 mph, 5% below normal	Sun 18:00, 61 mph, 3% below normal	Sun 19:00, 62 mph, 1% below normal	Sun 20:00, 63 mph, 0% below normal	Sun 21:00, 62 mph, 0% below normal	Sun 22:00, 61 mph, 2% below normal	Sun 23:00, 62 mph, 1% below normal

FasterSlower

When is the best time to drive the M6?