M6 | West Midlands | Earlier Incident | Severe Delays 2 hours
13 Aug 2026, 18:16West Midlands207 views
M6 J5 to J6NorthboundCleared 20:40
What happened
The ere are severe delays of up to 2 hours above exepcted journey times on the M6 northbound betwen J3a and J6 (Birmingham Centre) following an earlier incident.
RoadM6
SeveritySevere
StatusCleared
DirectionNorthbound
Started18:16, 13 Aug 2026
Cleared20:40, 13 Aug 2026
Incident timeline
First report
The M6 is closed northbound between J5 (Castle Bromwich) and J6 (Birmingham Centre) due to an off network fire.
Update
The M6 is closed northbound between J5 (Castle Bromwich) and J6 (Birmingham Centre) due to an off network fire.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 43 minutes. Delays of 120 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.
Update
The M6 is closed northbound between J5 (Castle Bromwich) and J6 (Birmingham Centre) due to an off network fire.
Update
The ere are severe delays of up to 2 hours above exepcted journey times on the M6 northbound betwen J3a and J6 (Birmingham Centre) following an earlier incident.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 23m. Delays of 120 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.
Update
The ere are severe delays of up to 2 hours above exepcted journey times on the M6 northbound betwen J3a and J6 (Birmingham Centre) following an earlier incident.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 58m. Delays of 120 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.
Update
The ere are severe delays of up to 2 hours above exepcted journey times on the M6 northbound betwen J3a and J6 (Birmingham Centre) following an earlier incident.
Update
✅ Incident cleared — M6 reopened at 20:40 on 13 Aug 2026. Total disruption: 2h 23m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.
Final update
The ere are severe delays of up to 2 hours above exepcted journey times on the M6 northbound betwen J3a and J6 (Birmingham Centre) following an earlier incident.
Wording from National Highways, recorded as it changed.
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