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M6 Severe Cleared

M6 | West Midlands | Carriageway Closure | Expect Delays

3 Jul 2026, 05:15 West Midlands 66 views

Incident Details

The M6 in the West Midlands is closed northbound between J7 (Great Barr) and J9 (Walsall) to allow tarmac to cure.

M6
Severe
Cleared
05:15, 3 Jul 2026
09:05, 3 Jul 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

The M6 in the West Midlands is closed northbound between J7 (Great Barr) and J9 (Walsall) to allow tarmac to cure.

· Update

The M6 in the West Midlands is closed northbound between J7 (Great Barr) and J9 (Walsall) to allow tarmac to cure.

· Update

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

· Update

The M6 in the West Midlands is closed northbound between J7 (Great Barr) and J9 (Walsall) to allow tarmac to cure.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 25m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M6 in the West Midlands is closed northbound between J7 (Great Barr) and J9 (Walsall) to allow tarmac to cure.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 0m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M6 in the West Midlands is closed northbound between J7 (Great Barr) and J9 (Walsall) to allow tarmac to cure.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 35m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M6 in the West Midlands is closed northbound between J7 (Great Barr) and J9 (Walsall) to allow tarmac to cure.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 10m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M6 in the West Midlands is closed northbound between J7 (Great Barr) and J9 (Walsall) to allow tarmac to cure.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 45m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M6 in the West Midlands is closed northbound between J7 (Great Barr) and J9 (Walsall) to allow tarmac to cure.

· Update

✅ Incident cleared — M6 reopened at 09:05 on 3 Jul 2026. Total disruption: 3h 50m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.

· Final update

The M6 in the West Midlands is closed northbound between J7 (Great Barr) and J9 (Walsall) to allow tarmac to cure.

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

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