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M42 Junction 7A Traffic

Minworth & Curdworth · M6 Toll · near Coleshill

M42 J7A at 02:45 on Saturday 7 November: road closed southbound.

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ROAD CLOSED — SOUTHBOUNDM42 southbound Jct 7a to 6 carriageway closure · until 06:00
✅Nothing reported at M42 J7A right now.
Planned closures at M42 J7A
🛑 Closed now until 06:00
M42 southbound Jct 7a to 6 carriageway closure
↓ SouthboundCarriageway closed
Diversion: Diversions are via National Highways and local authority networks.

Straight from National Highways, re-checked every 3 minutes while this page is open.

All live M42 traffic →M42 northbound →M42 southbound →M42 roadworks →

Is M42 junction 7A closed? Quick answers

Checked 02:45 on Saturday 7 November 2026.

Is M42 junction 7A closed right now?

Yes. The road is closed at M42 junction 7A for planned work: southbound Jct 7a to 6 carriageway closure, until 06:00.

Is M42 junction 7A closed tonight?

Yes. M42 junction 7A has 1 full closure planned tonight (Fri 6 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00): southbound Jct 7a to 6 carriageway closure, 21:00 to 06:00. Diversion: Diversions are via National Highways and local authority networks.

Tonight: every M42 closure ›

Is M42 junction 7A closed this weekend?

Yes. M42 junction 7A has 1 full closure planned this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00): southbound Jct 7a to 6 carriageway closure, Fri 21:00 to 06:00. Diversion: Diversions are via National Highways and local authority networks.

This weekend: every M42 closure ›

Is there an accident at M42 junction 7A today?

No. No collision has been reported at M42 junction 7A since midnight.

M42 accidents today and yesterday ›

Answers use official data only: the National Highways live incident feed and their planned closure report. A closure is counted here when National Highways name this junction or a stretch that runs through it.

🗺️ Where M42 J7A is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Coleshill, Sutton Coldfield, Solihull, Birmingham.

🎟️ Events near M42 J7A this week

Matches and events from National Highways, the football fixture lists and our team. Start and kick-off times are the source's own and can change. All event traffic this week ›

📍 Heading to… from M42 J7A

Places and the junctions they are reached from are kept by our team; distances are measured in a straight line from the junction, not along the road.

⚠️ Collision record on the M42 at J7A

75Collisions
2Fatal
12Serious
124Casualties
61
Around the middle
Ranked 219 of 556 UK junctions on record · 3 of 11 on the M42

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 1,711 collisions are on record, 27 of them fatal. That figure follows how built-up the area is, so it is shown for context and is not what the ranking uses.

Department for Transport STATS19 police collision records on the M42 itself, within 2 miles of J7A. This is the free summary — the full breakdown by severity, weather, road surface, time of day and individual record is in the blackspot report.

📊 Full collision analysis for M42 J7A → 3 of 11 junctions on the M42 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M42 J7A — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M42 junction 7A?

M42 J7A is at Minworth & Curdworth. National Highways signs it as M6 Toll. The nearest town is Coleshill.

Is there an accident at M42 J7A?

No — as of 02:45 National Highways list nothing at M42 J7A. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M42 junction 7A closed?

Yes — as of 02:45: M42 southbound Jct 7a to 6 carriageway closure, until 06:00.

How many accidents happen at M42 junction 7A?

Police STATS19 records show 75 collisions on the M42 within 2 miles of J7A, including 2 fatal and 12 serious. Counting every road in the area, 1,711 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 219 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

What is near M42 junction 7A?

Within 15 miles of M42 J7A: NEC Birmingham (events venue, Marston Green, Solihull), about 4 miles south in a straight line; Birmingham Airport (airport, Bickenhill, Solihull), about 4 miles south in a straight line; Villa Park (stadium, Aston, Birmingham), about 6.5 miles west in a straight line; Drayton Manor (theme park, Tamworth), about 7 miles north in a straight line; Edgbaston Cricket Ground (stadium, Edgbaston, Birmingham), about 8.5 miles south-west in a straight line; Kenilworth Castle (heritage, Kenilworth), about 13 miles south-east in a straight line.

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📍 Towns near this junction

Coleshill 1.3 mi Sutton Coldfield 5.3 mi Solihull 7.3 mi Birmingham 7.6 mi

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