M6 closed J16–J15

Cleared Cleared at 05:10 on 8 Oct 2026, after 3 h 36 min.

Road closure on the M6 at J16–J15 on Thursday 8 October 2026, from 01:34. Cleared at 05:10 after 3 h 36 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom.

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   M6 · J16–J15

   Road closed

   01:34–05:10 (cleared after 3 h 36 min) · delay ~5 min · queue 2.5 mi

   TomTom ×2

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Timeline

1. 01:34 TomTom: road closed
2. 04:52 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min
3. 04:56 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
4. 05:01 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
5. 05:10 TomTom no longer reports it
6. 05:10 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Closed
• Queuing traffic

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J3 southbound · 07:01, cleared after 1 h 23 min
• M6 crash J15 southbound · yesterday 23:40, cleared after 1 h 12 min
• M6 reported crash J34–J35 northbound · yesterday 19:33, cleared after 47 min
• M6 closed J3 southbound · yesterday 18:30, cleared after 2 h 43 min
• M6 closed J6–J5 southbound · yesterday 16:37, cleared after 2 h 50 min
• M6 crash J32–J31A southbound · Tue 16:45, cleared after 2 h 46 min
• M6 stopped traffic J20A · Tue 15:45, cleared after 2 h 27 min
• M6 delays J21A · Tue 06:59, cleared after 2 h 45 min
• M6 delays J6–J7 northbound · Tue 00:28, cleared after 9 h 39 min
• M6 crash J16–J15 southbound · Mon 23:45, cleared after 2 h 11 min

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