M6 closure scheduled for this weekend for major HS2 works

A video shared by HS2 shows work to carry the railway over the M42 in the West Midlands taking place last weekend.

All roof beams over the southbound carriageway of the twin box near Solihull were installed and further progress was made on both viaducts at Water Orton.

This weekend, work continues on the M6 South Viaduct in Solihull where closures will be in place between J4 and J4a as the team slides the west deck across the motorway.

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.

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.

HS2 motorway closures full details

There will be a full weekend closure between J4 and J4A northbound and southbound of the M6 (including the M42 J7A link to M6 southbound), from 9pm on Friday 21 August to 6am on Monday 24 August 2026.

Another closure will take place from 9pm Friday 18 September to 5am on Monday 21 September 2026.The locations affected are the M42 between junctions 6 to 9 northbound, the M42 between junctions 9 to 6 southbound (including M6 J4a southbound link to M42 in both directions), M6 northbound J3a link to M6 toll T1 and M6 Toll southbound from T2. A fully signed diversion route will be in place.