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M6 Junction 9 Traffic

Wednesbury & Darlaston · Wednesbury · near Walsall

Event day: West Bromwich Albion vs Southampton at The Hawthorns · Tue 3 Nov · 18:30 to 23:00 · 3.5 miles south - plan for extra traffic

M6 J9 at 14:06 on Tuesday 3 November: closure planned from 22:00 tomorrow.

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🚨 Live at M6 J9 right now

Checked 14:06 · auto-refresh
✅Nothing reported at M6 J9 right now.
Planned closures at M6 J9
🌙 Planned from 22:00 tomorrow until 06:00 Thu 5 Nov
M6 northbound Jct 7 to Jct 10 carriageway closure
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Diversion: Diversion via National Highways and local authority network.

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

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Is M6 junction 9 closed? Quick answers

Checked 14:06 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M6 junction 9 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M6 junction 9 at 14:06.

Is M6 junction 9 closed tonight?

No. No closures are planned at M6 junction 9 tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00).

Tonight: every M6 closure ›

Is M6 junction 9 closed this weekend?

Yes. M6 junction 9 has 1 full closure planned this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00): northbound Jct 7 to Jct 10 carriageway closure, Fri 22:00 to 06:00. Diversion: Diversion via National Highways and local authority network.

This weekend: every M6 closure ›

Is there an accident at M6 junction 9 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M6 junction 9 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 J9 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Walsall, West Bromwich, Oldbury, Aldridge.

🎟️ Events near M6 J9 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 M6 J9

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 J9

230Collisions
5Fatal
22Serious
365Casualties
98
Among the very worst on record
Ranked 12 of 556 UK junctions on record · 2 of 49 on the M6

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 4,495 collisions are on record, 47 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 J9. 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 J9 → 2 of 49 junctions on the M6 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M6 J9 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M6 junction 9?

M6 J9 is at Wednesbury & Darlaston. National Highways signs it as Wednesbury. The nearest town is Walsall.

Is there an accident at M6 J9?

No — as of 14:06 National Highways list nothing at M6 J9. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M6 junction 9 closed?

Not right now. Planned: M6 northbound Jct 7 to Jct 10 carriageway closure, from 22:00 tomorrow until 06:00 Thu 5 Nov.

How many accidents happen at M6 junction 9?

Police STATS19 records show 230 collisions on the M6 within 2 miles of J9, including 5 fatal and 22 serious. Counting every road in the area, 4,495 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 12 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

What is near M6 junction 9?

Within 15 miles of M6 J9: Black Country Living Museum (attraction, Dudley), about 4.5 miles south-west in a straight line; Villa Park (stadium, Aston, Birmingham), about 5.5 miles south-east in a straight line; Merry Hill Shopping Centre (shopping, Brierley Hill), about 7.5 miles south-west in a straight line; Edgbaston Cricket Ground (stadium, Edgbaston, Birmingham), about 8 miles south-east in a straight line; Drayton Manor (theme park, Tamworth), about 12 miles east in a straight line; Birmingham Airport (airport, Bickenhill, Solihull), about 12 miles south-east in a straight line.

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📍 Towns near this junction

Walsall 2 mi West Bromwich 2.6 mi Oldbury 3.8 mi Aldridge 4.2 mi

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