Interchange - M42 J6

Solihull will be home to the new HS2 Interchange Station. Close to the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) and Birmingham Airport - it will be a major gateway station for the West Midlands region, connecting passengers to Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and Manchester city centres.

HS2 will begin running between 2029 and 2033 when the section between London and the West Midlands is complete, and services will expand as new sections of the network are built.

There will be several essential road closures and disruptions required to help facilitate the building of HS2 in this area over the coming years.

Alongside the HS2 related works, National Highways are progressing with the £282m improvement project M42 junction 6. The project is designed to increase capacity and reduce congestion, improve access to Birmingham Airport and other key businesses and improve access for cyclists and walkers.

Check back to these pages for the latest information and travel advice.

Plan ahead using the TfWM Journey Planner and the National Highways Traffic Map.

In order to prepare for construction of a new HS2 railway bridge, some parts of the M42 motorway will be closed for a short time. This will allow teams to install large beams for a new bridge over the road.

Weekend road closure

The following roads will be closed from 9pm Friday 26 June to 5am Monday 29 June:

• M42 between junctions 5A and 7 (northbound)
• M42 between junctions 6 and 7 (southbound)
• Link road from M6 junction 4 to M42

Weeknight road closure

The following roads will be closed each night from 9pm to 6am starting from Saturday 20 until Friday 26 June:

• M6-M42 eastbound link road between M6 junction 4a and M42 junction 8/junction 7.

There will be clear diversion signs to help guide your journey and some low level noise from the work. Journeys make take longer than usual, please plan ahead and allow for extra travel time .

The latest information can be found here on National Highways