Scheduled overnight closures and diversion routes
See below details of scheduled overnight closures and diversion routes due to essential maintenance works:
Access to the M6toll at junction T4 southbound entry slip will be closed overnight (21:00 to 06:00) on the 31st of October by Midland Expressway Ltd to facilitate essential carriageway re-surfacing works. A clearly signed diversion route will be provided for the M6 along the A38 and A446 and M6 via J4.
A clearly signed diversion route for the M42 southbound will be provided along the A38 A446, A452 & A45 to join the M42 SB at J6.
Access to the M6toll at Junction T8 southbound entry slip will be closed overnight between 21:00 and 06:00 on the 11th November by Midland Expressway Ltd to allow essential technology works to take place.
A clearly signed diversion route will be provided via the A4601 and A5, directing traffic to the M6toll at Junction T7 southbound.
The diversion will increase journey distance by approximately 0.5 miles and add approximately 2 minutes to journey times in free-flowing traffic conditions.
Access to the M6toll at junction T4 northbound entry slip will be closed overnight (21:00 to 06:00) on the 31st of October by Midland Expressway Ltd to facilitate essential carriageway re-surfacing works. A clearly signed diversion route will be provided along the A5 and A5127 to the M6 Toll at T5 northbound entry slip.
The diversion route will lengthen your journey by 0.2 miles and approximately 1 minute in free flow conditions.
The M6toll southbound from Junction T4 southbound exit slip road will be closed overnight (21:00 to 06:00) on the 31st of October by Midland Expressway Ltd to facilitate essential carriageway re-surfacing works. A clearly signed diversion route will be provided for the M6 along the A38 and A446 to join the M6 SB at J4. A clearly signed diversion route for the M42 southbound will be provided along the A38 A446, A452 & A45 to join the M42 SB at J6.
The diversion route to M6 J4 will lengthen your journey by 1 mile and approximately 13 minutes in free flow conditions. The diversion route to M42 SB will lengthen your journey by 1.6 miles and approximately 16 minutes in free flow conditions.
26th – 30th October & 2nd – 6th November (21:00-05:00) M42 Southbound after M6toll. Access to the M42 at junction 7a from the M6toll will be closed overnight due to scheduled HS2 works.
For the M6toll Southbound traffic wanting to use the M42, a clearly signed diversion route will be installed diverting traffic from J7a onto M6 Southbound to J3, then Northbound to J4, A446 Southbound then A45 to M42 J6. An additional diversion advising traffic off at M6toll junction T2, along the A446 to J6 of the M42 will also be in place.
The J7a diversion adds an extra 19 miles / 23 minutes in free flow conditions. The advisory diversion route at T2 will lengthen your journey by 1.3 miles and approximately 5 minutes in free flow conditions.
