M6 Junction 38 Traffic

🚨 Live at M6 J38 right now

Checked 14:07 · auto-refresh

✅Nothing reported at M6 J38 right now.

Nearby on the M6

🐌 Congestion · Minor

The M6 southbound between junctions J37 and J35. Congestion. Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:15 and 14:30 on 03 November 2026. Currently Active

↓ SouthboundJ37–J353 min delay1 junction away

Reported 06:32 · 7h ago

🐌 Congestion · Minor

The M6 northbound between junctions J35 and J37. Congestion. Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:15 and 14:30 on 03 November 2026. Currently Active

↑ NorthboundJ35–J373 min delay1 junction away

Reported 04:54 · 9h ago

Planned closures at M6 J38

🌙 Planned from 21:00 until 05:00 Wed 4 Nov

M6 Southbound Junction 38 Entry slip road closure

↓ SouthboundPart closure

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

All live M6 traffic →M6 northbound →M6 southbound →M6 roadworks →

Is M6 junction 38 closed? Quick answers

Checked 14:07 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M6 junction 38 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M6 junction 38 at 14:07.

Is M6 junction 38 closed tonight?

No full closures. M6 junction 38 stays open tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00). 1 lane or slip road closure is planned: Southbound Junction 38 Entry slip road closure, 21:00 to 05:00.

Tonight: every M6 closure ›

Is M6 junction 38 closed this weekend?

No full closures. M6 junction 38 stays open this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00). 1 lane or slip road closure is planned: Southbound Junction 38 Entry slip road closure, Fri 21:00 to 05:00.

This weekend: every M6 closure ›

Is there an accident at M6 junction 38 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M6 junction 38 since midnight.

M6 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 M6 J38 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Tebay, Shap, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Kirkby Stephen.

📍 Heading to… from M6 J38

Also near this junction

Brockhole (Lake District Visitor Centre) Attraction · Windermere, Cumbria 15 miles west in a straight line 🧭 Directions Cumbria traffic

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 M6 at J38

31Collisions

1Fatal

12Serious

37Casualties

Better than most

Ranked 372 of 556 UK junctions on record · 35 of 49 on the M6

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 67 collisions are on record, 2 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 M6 itself, within 2 miles of J38. 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 M6 J38 → 35 of 49 junctions on the M6 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M6 J38 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M6 junction 38?

M6 J38 is at Tebay & Orton. National Highways signs it as Tebay. The nearest town is Tebay.

Is there an accident at M6 J38?

Not at M6 J38 itself as of 14:07. Nearby, National Highways report: The M6 southbound between junctions J37 and J35. Congestion. Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:15 and 14:30 on 03 November 2026. Currently Active (1 junction away).

Is M6 junction 38 closed?

Not right now. Planned: M6 Southbound Junction 38 Entry slip road closure, from 21:00 until 05:00 Wed 4 Nov.

How many accidents happen at M6 junction 38?

Police STATS19 records show 31 collisions on the M6 within 2 miles of J38, including 1 fatal and 12 serious. Counting every road in the area, 67 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 372 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

What is near M6 junction 38?

Within 15 miles of M6 J38: Brockhole (Lake District Visitor Centre) (attraction, Windermere), about 15 miles west in a straight line.

🚨 Live M6 traffic

Live incidents, roadworks and delays for the whole M6, updated every 5 minutes from National Highways.

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↔️ Next junctions

← J37
Kendal & Sedbergh J39
Shap & Bampton →

📍 Towns near this junction

Tebay 0.4 mi Shap 6.6 mi Appleby-in-Westmorland 9.7 mi Kirkby Stephen 9.7 mi

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