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M54 westbound Jct 1 to Jct 2 carriageway closure
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M54 westbound Jct 2 to Jct 3 carriageway closure
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M54 eastbound Jct 1 to M6 Jct 10A carriageway closure
from 20:00 Wed 14 Oct
Wed 14 Oct
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🗺️ M54 Traffic Map — Where It's Happening
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🔢 M54 Junction Status
Tap a junction for its pageJ1Featherstone & Essington18 crashes
J2Wolverhampton & Coven10 crashes
J3Albrighton & Cosford14 crashes
J4Shifnal & Priorslee9 crashes
J5Telford & Priorslee12 crashes
J6Telford & Wellington7 crashes
🟢 Clear · 🟡 Delays nearby · 🔴 Severe/Crash · Status labels: 💥 CRASH · ❌ CLOSED · 🐌 SLOW · 🚧 WORKS · ⚠️ HAZARD
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📊 How busy is the M54?
The M54 carries up to 74,257 vehicles a day at its busiest stretch (J1–J2), including 7,021 HGVs — the 24th busiest motorway in Britain. Official Department for Transport counts, 2025.
74,257
🚗 vehicles a day · J1–J2
7,021
🚛 lorries a day
2025
📅 DfT count year
share of traffic on the busiest stretch
Busiest stretch of each motorway — vehicles a day
M25
212,636
M6
187,521
M56
179,634
M1
162,446
M8
158,065
M4
156,491
M54
74,257
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| Road | Busiest stretch | Vehicles/day | HGVs/day | HGV share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M25 | near J14 | 212,636 | 14,853 | 7% |
| M6 | J20–J21 | 187,521 | 23,492 | 12.5% |
| M56 | J3–J4 | 179,634 | 7,547 | 4.2% |
| M1 | near J9 | 162,446 | 19,151 | 11.8% |
| M8 | J16–J17 | 158,065 | 7,214 | 4.6% |
| M4 | near J4 | 156,491 | 6,249 | 4% |
| M54 ◀ | J1–J2 | 74,257 | 7,021 | 9.5% |
Source: Department for Transport road traffic statistics, average annual daily flows 2025. Official counts, updated yearly.
⚠️ Most Dangerous M54 Junctions
Based on DfT STATS19 police collision records. The M54 has 70 recorded collisions at 6 collision hotspots, involving 100 casualties (1 fatal). Take extra care here.
#1
Severe Blackspot
J2
10 collisions · 15 casualties · 1 fatal · 1 serious
#2
Blackspot
J5
12 collisions · 18 casualties · 4 serious
#3
Severe Blackspot
J3
14 collisions · 21 casualties · 3 serious
#4
Blackspot
J6
7 collisions · 9 casualties · 3 serious
#5
Severe Blackspot
J1
18 collisions · 26 casualties · 2 serious
#6
Blackspot
J4
9 collisions · 11 casualties · 2 serious
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❓ M54 Traffic — Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Is the M54 closed today?
Any M54 closure appears in the live feed above within minutes of National Highways reporting it, including tonight's overnight roadworks closures.
Q: Is there traffic on the M54 today?
The live feed above shows every incident, delay, roadwork and overnight closure on the M54, updated every 5 minutes from National Highways.
Q: What is the worst time to use the M54?
The M54 is typically busiest during morning rush hour (07:00–09:00) and evening rush hour (17:00–19:00) on weekdays.
Q: Are there roadworks on the M54 right now?
Roadworks and overnight closures on the M54 are listed above and at /traffic/m54/roadworks/, taken from the National Highways daily closure report.
Q: What roads connect to the M54?
The M54 connects to: M6, A5.
Q: How many vehicles use the M54 every day?
Official Department for Transport counts (2025) record 74,257 vehicles a day on the M54's busiest stretch (J1–J2), 7,021 of them HGVs. The full breakdown and comparison chart are in the traffic statistics section above.
Q: How busy is the M54 compared with other motorways?
The M54 has the 24th busiest motorway stretch in Britain at 74,257 vehicles a day (DfT 2025), behind the M25's 212,636 a day at the top.
📊 M54 Status Summary
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Active incidents
0
Severe/serious
0
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ℹ️ M54 Road Details
- Length
- 24 miles
- Junctions
- 7
- From
- Wolverhampton (M6 J10a)
- To
- Telford
- Type
- Motorway
- AM Rush
- 07:00–09:00
- PM Rush
- 17:00–19:00
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