M6 stopped traffic J16–J17 northbound

Cleared Cleared at 15:48 on 11 Oct 2026, after 4 h 40 min.

Stopped traffic on the M6 northbound at J16–J17 on Sunday 11 October 2026, from 11:07. Cleared at 15:48 after 4 h 40 min. Timeline of reports from TomTom and National Highways.

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   M6 northbound · J16–J17

   Lane closure

   2 of 3 lanes closed · Sun 11:07–Sun 15:48 (cleared after 4 h 40 min) · delay ~7 min · queue 5.4 mi

   TomTom ×2 · National Highways

At its worst: stationary traffic · delay ~27 min

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Timeline

1. Sun 11:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~7 min
2. Sun 12:30 TomTom: delay now ~27 min (was ~19)
3. Sun 14:25 TomTom: “traffic, Narrow lanes”
4. Sun 15:02 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
5. Sun 15:06 National Highways: 2 of 3 lanes closed
6. Sun 15:30 TomTom: “Queuing traffic, Narrow lanes”
7. Sun 15:35 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
8. Sun 15:39 TomTom no longer reports it
9. Sun 15:39 All clear: no source reports it any more
10. Sun 15:48 National Highways: lane closure lifted

What the sources said

• Queuing traffic
• Slow traffic
• M6 northbound between J16 and J17

Other recent incidents on the M6

• M6 crash J19–J18 southbound · 13:55, cleared after 1 h 2 min
• M6 reported crash J32 southbound · 12:48, cleared after 47 min
• M6 reported crash J19–J20 northbound · 09:50, cleared after 43 min
• M6 stopped traffic J8–J9 northbound · 05:31, cleared after 5 h 2 min
• M6 closed J21A northbound · yesterday 21:55, cleared after 7 h 17 min
• M6 stopped traffic J8 southbound · yesterday 13:02, cleared after 19 h 14 min
• M6 crash J3A–J4 northbound · yesterday 11:52, cleared after 6 h 32 min
• M6 stopped traffic J23–J22 northbound · yesterday 08:22, cleared after 2 h 49 min
• M6 stopped traffic J16–J15 · yesterday 07:50, cleared after 50 min
• M6 crash J18–J19 northbound · yesterday 07:41, cleared after 2 h 59 min

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