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M6 Moderate Cleared

connector at M6 J4/A446 | Southbound | Congestion

16 Apr 2026, 07:44 Southbound 79 views

Incident Details

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J4 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 16 April 2026.

M6
Moderate
Cleared
07:44, 16 Apr 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J4 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 25m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J4 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 5m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J4 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 45m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J4 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 20m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J4 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 55m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J4 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 30m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J4 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 5m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J4 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 40m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J4 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 15m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J4 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 50m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J4 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 25m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J4 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 0m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J4 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 40m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J4 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 15m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J4 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 50m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J4 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 25m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J4 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 5m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J4 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 40m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J4 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 15m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J4 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 50m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J4 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 23h 25m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J4 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 24h 0m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J4 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 24h 35m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J4 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 25h 10m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J4 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 16 April 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 25h 50m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J4 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 16 April 2026.

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

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