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M6 Moderate Cleared

M6 J38 southbound access | Southbound | Congestion

10 Apr 2026, 14:03 Southbound 6 views

Incident Details

Location : The M6 southbound entry slip at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 10 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

M6
Moderate
Cleared
14:03, 10 Apr 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The M6 southbound entry slip at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 10 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 30h 12m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound entry slip at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 10 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 30h 47m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound entry slip at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 10 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 31h 22m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound entry slip at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 10 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 32h 2m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound entry slip at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 10 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 32h 37m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound entry slip at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 10 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 33h 12m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound entry slip at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 10 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 33h 47m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound entry slip at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 10 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 34h 27m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound entry slip at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 10 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 35h 2m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound entry slip at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 10 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 35h 42m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound entry slip at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 10 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 36h 17m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound entry slip at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 10 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 36h 52m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound entry slip at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 10 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 37h 32m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound entry slip at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 10 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 38h 12m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound entry slip at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 10 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 38h 52m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound entry slip at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 10 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 39h 32m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound entry slip at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 10 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 40h 7m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound entry slip at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 10 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 40h 42m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound entry slip at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 10 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 41h 22m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound entry slip at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 10 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 41h 57m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound entry slip at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 10 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 42h 32m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound entry slip at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 10 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 43h 7m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound entry slip at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 10 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 43h 42m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound entry slip at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 10 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 44h 17m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound entry slip at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 10 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 44h 52m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound entry slip at junction J38 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:00 and 15:15 on 10 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

Wording as published by National Highways, recorded as it changed.

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