M6 junction 10 improvement
M6 junction 10 congestion affects the local community and businesses, particularly during morning and evening peak times. The improvements will ease congestion and reduce journey times for the thousands of drivers who use it every day.
Latest updates
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25 November 2024
Completion of weekend works
Over the last month we've been carrying out finishing and landscaping work under overnight weekend closures and we'd like to thank you for your patience and cooperation throughout this phase.
We’re now continuing this work around the junction in areas that don’t require any traffic management, or where we can combine our work with other schemes in the area.
Walsall Council is responsible for operating the traffic lights through the junction. Together we'll continue to review the junction’s performance and take remedial action where necessary, such as adjusting traffic light timings, ensuring traffic runs as smoothly as possible.
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17 October 2024
Finishing and landscaping work
We lifted all temporary traffic management from M6 junction 10 at the end of March 2024 when the final phase of our upgrade work was completed.
Since then we’ve been reviewing the junction’s performance and taking remedial action where necessary. This has included minor adjustments to traffic light timings to ensure traffic is running as smoothly as possible through the junction.
Over the next few weeks we’ll be returning to complete finishing and landscaping work around the junction. Details of upcoming overnight works on Saturday and Sunday nights for the next three weekends can be found below.
Please note that essential maintenance work, separate to this scheme, is being carried out between junctions 8 and 10 of the M6. Further details can be found on our West Midlands maintenance schemes page.
Thank you for your patience and cooperation throughout our work.
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Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 October 2024 9pm to 5am
Full closure of the M6 J10 northbound exit slip road
Diversion to A454 Wolverhampton Road - Traffic will be diverted to exit at M6 junction 10a to the M54 northbound carriageway, at M54 junction 1 re-enter the southbound carriageway to exit at M6 junction 10.
Diversion to A454 Black Country Route westbound – traffic will be diverted as above and along A454 Wolverhampton Road eastbound to Pleck Road to Old Pleck Road, across M6 junction 9 towards Wednesbury, onto Black Country New Road to join the A454 Black Country Route.
Full closure of the M6 J10 southbound entry slip road
Diversion from A454 Black Country Route and Wolverhampton Road West - traffic will be diverted along A454 Wolverhampton Road eastbound, to Pleck Road to Old Pleck Road to join the M6 at junction 9.
Diversion from A454 Wolverhampton Road westbound - traffic will be diverted off before the closure at Pleck Road to Old Pleck Road to join the M6 at junction 9.
Full closure of the A454 Black Country Route westbound
Diversion from A454 Wolverhampton Road westbound - traffic will be diverted off before the closure at Pleck Road to Old Pleck Road and diverted across M6 junction 9 towards Wednesbury, onto Black Country New Road to join the A454 Black Country Route.
Diversion from Wolverhampton Road West - traffic will be diverted to Bentley Road North, Marshland Way to Black Country Route westbound.
Diversion from J10 southbound exit slip road - traffic will be diverted along A454 Wolverhampton Road eastbound to Pleck Road, Old Pleck Road and diverted across M6 junction 9 towards Wednesbury, onto Black Country New Road to join the A454 Black Country Route.
Full closure of the A454 Wolverhampton Road westbound (from Tempus Drive (KFC) to the junction 10 roundabout)
Diversion to A454 Black Country Route westbound - traffic will be diverted off before the closure at Pleck Road to Old Pleck Road and diverted across M6 junction 9 towards Wednesbury, onto Black Country New Road to re-join the A454 Black Country Route.
Diversion to the M6 northbound and southbound - traffic will be diverted off before the closure at Pleck Road to Old Pleck Road to join the M6 at junction 9.
Note: there will be no access from Bloxwich Lane to the J10 roundabout. Road users will be diverted to the A454 Wolverhampton Road eastbound and should then follow the above diversion routes.
Partial roundabout closure. No access after the A454 Wolverhampton Road eastbound entry to the A454 Black Country Route westbound
Diversion to the A454 Black Country Route westbound – traffic will be diverted via A454 Wolverhampton Road eastbound, Old Pleck Road, across M6 J9, to Black Country New Road.
Diversion from A454 Black Country Route eastbound and Wolverhampton Road West to the M6 southbound - traffic will be diverted along A454 Wolverhampton Road eastbound, to Pleck Road to Old Pleck Road to join the M6 at junction 9.
Diversion from A454 Wolverhampton Road westbound - traffic will be diverted off before the closure at Pleck Road to Old Pleck Road to join the M6 at junction 9 or towards Wednesbury, onto Black Country New Road to re-join the A454 Black Country Route.
Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 October 2024 9pm to 5am
Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 November 2024 9pm to 5amFull closure of the M6 J10 northbound entry slip road
Traffic will be diverted along the A454 (Black Country Route) westbound to the Black Country New Road, across to M6 junction 9 to join the M6 northbound carriageway.
Full closure of the M6 J10 southbound exit slip road
To join the A454 Wolverhampton Road eastbound (towards Walsall) - traffic will be diverted to exit at M6 junction 9 and follow Bescot Road, Old Pleck Road and then Pleck Road to re-join A454 Wolverhampton Road eastbound.
To join the A454 (Black Country Route) westbound – traffic will be diverted to exit at M6 junction 9 and onto Black Country New Road to join the A454 Black Country Route.
Full closure of the A454 Black Country Route eastbound on the approach to the junction 10 roundabout
To join the M6 northbound or southbound – traffic will be diverted to the A454 Black Country Route westbound, Black Country New Road and across to join the M6 junction 9.
To join the A454 Wolverhampton Road eastbound (towards Walsall) - traffic will be diverted to the A454 Black Country Route westbound, Black Country New Road, across M6 junction 9 and on to Old Pleck Road.
Full closure of the Wolverhampton Road West (from Arnwood Close to the junction 10 roundabout)
To join the M6 northbound or southbound - traffic will be diverted to Bentley Road North, around the roundabout to join the Black Country Route westbound to the Black Country New Road and across to M6 junction 9.
To join the A454 Wolverhampton Road eastbound (towards Walsall) - traffic will be diverted to Bentley Road North, around the roundabout to join the Black Country Route westbound to the Black Country New Road, across M6 junction 9 and on to Old Pleck Road.
To join the A454 (Black Country Route) westbound - traffic will be diverted to Bentley Road North, around the roundabout to join the Black Country Route westbound.
Partial roundabout closure. No access from the Black Country Route (eastbound) entry onto the roundabout to the entry to the A454 Wolverhampton Road eastbound (towards Walsall)
Traffic from A454 Wolverhampton Road westbound will be able to join the M6 southbound but not the M6 northbound as the northbound entry slip road will be closed.
Traffic wishing to join the M6 northbound will be diverted to the M6 junction 10 southbound carriageway to exit at junction 9 and re-join the M6 northbound.
Traffic will be able to use the M6 northbound exit slip to join the A454 (Black Country Route only), westbound only. There will be no access to re-join the M6 northbound or A454 Wolverhampton Road eastbound (towards Walsall).
To join the A454 Wolverhampton Road eastbound (towards Walsall) – traffic will be diverted along the A454 (Black Country Route) westbound to the Black Country New Road, across M6 junction 9 to Old Pleck Road.
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27 March 2024
M6 junction 10 improvement scheme opens to traffic
We've lifted all temporary traffic management from M6 junction 10.The final phase of our upgrade work is complete.
You can now use all the available lanes on the motorway and the connecting roads through the junction.
Thank you for your patience and cooperation throughout our work.
What’s coming up?
Walsall Council is responsible for operating the traffic lights through the junction.
Minor adjustments, for example to traffic light timings, may be needed to ensure traffic is running as smoothly as possible
We'll be reviewing the junction’s performance and taking remedial action where necessary.
We’ll also return for finishing and landscaping work around the junction. Mainly we'll be working away from the road
We may occasionally need to close lanes to keep our workforce and drivers safe. We’ll reduce disruption by working during off-peak times or overnight.
Separate work - like bridge joint repairs and other maintenance between junctions 8 and 10 will start next month.
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04 January 2024
Footpath reopens
We've opened the new combined footpath and cycleway, to the south verge of the north bridge that has controlled crossing points, which is a significant milestone. This means safer journeys for pedestrians, cyclists and other non-motorised users across the roundabout. A footpath was previously provided on the north verge of the north bridge, but there was no controlled crossing point at either end.
Project information
Overview
The M6 junction 10 currently experiences significant congestion and traffic delays, particularly during morning and evening peak times. Road capacity problems have been identified as one of the main transport issues facing the Black Country within the West Midlands Local Transport Plan.
The congestion includes queuing on the roundabout and the motorway slip roads, the Black Country Route and other roads leading to the junction. The improvements will ease congestion and reduce journey times for the thousands of drivers who use it every day
We're working collaboratively with Walsall Council to deliver the scheme within the current budget and to meet commitments made in our Delivery Plan and Walsall Council’s major transport scheme priorities for the period 2015-19.
We have a target completion period and are working as quickly as possible to complete the improvement work.
Benefits
As part of the improvement work we’ll:
- replace the two existing bridges with two new, four-lane bridges to increase capacity
- widen the existing junction slip roads
- improve the slip roads and approaches on the local road network
- widen the westbound A454 Black Country Route
Benefits
Provide a freer flowing network by:
- reducing congestion on the A454 (Black Country Route and Wolverhampton Road) and other roads linking to the junction
- reducing ‘rat-running’ traffic on nearby routes
- reducing queuing on the motorway slip roads
Support economic growth by:
- improving access to the strategic road network
- attracting new business and development to the area
- improving links to nearby Enterprise Zone sites and other development sites
Provide a safe and maintainable network by:
- replacing the bridges, avoiding major disruptive maintenance work in the future
- improving conditions for cyclists, pedestrians and horse-riders for crossing the junction safely
Give us your feedback
Please visit our M6 junction 10 feedback tool to have your say. The tool includes an interactive map. You can click on a location to make a specific comment, or give us your general feedback.
ECHO is a one-way feedback tool, so if you’d like a response to your feedback you can email the project team at: M6Junction10Improvement@nationalhighways.co.uk
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