Travel Alert: More delays on M6 in Birmingham

THERE are reports of very slow traffic and congestion on the M6 north of Birmingham, where a car fire has blocked one lane.

The incident is affecting the northbound carriageway between junctions 6 (Spaghetti) and 7 (Great Barr).

The congestion is stretching back to junction 5 at Castle Bromwich, while traffic heading out of the city centre on the A38 Aston Expressway is also facing delays.

There is also very slow traffic on the M42 northbound between junction 9 (the exit for the M6 Toll) and Junction 10 (Tamworth). The delays are a legacy of an earlier accident involving three cars.

Congestion is said to be stretching back to junction 7; the connection for the M6.

The incident on the M6 north comes just 24 hours after the carriageway was closed for more than 10 hours while a fuel spillage was cleaned up and the carriageway resurfaced.

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