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M6 Moderate Cleared

M6 J40 southbound exit | Southbound | Congestion

21 Jun 2026, 13:34 Southbound 30 views

Incident Details

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

M6
Moderate
Cleared
13:34, 21 Jun 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 31 minutes. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 6m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 41m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 21m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 56m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 36m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 11m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 46m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 26m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 1m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 41m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 21m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 56m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 31m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 6m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 46m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 21m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 56m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 31m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 6m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 41m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 16m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 51m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 26m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 1m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 36m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 11m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 46m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 26m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 6m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 41m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 16m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 51m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 26m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 1m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 36m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 16m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 51m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 23h 26m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 24h 56m. Monitoring continues.

· Final update

Location : The M6 southbound exit slip at junction J40 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 21 June 2026.

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

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