Hard Shoulder Running on the M6

A new hard shoulder running scheme has been launched on the M6 near Birmingham.

The scheme covers the 7 mile stretch between junction 4 – Coleshill, and junction 5 – Castle Bromwich.

The scheme follows the successful M42 pilot of a similar scheme at junction 5 near Solihull.

During the pilot phase of the M42 project concerns were raised over the safety of hard shoulder running. However, it has been reported that accidents have reduced since the scheme’s introduction.

If you want to find out more about hard shoulder running and other traffic management measures please visit the managed motorways  page in the Safety Information section of this site.