M6 Toll facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
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| Midland Expressway | ||||
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Looking south near Hammerwich
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| Route information | ||||
Part of  E05 |
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| Maintained by Midland Expressway Ltd. | ||||
| Length | 27 mi (43 km) | |||
| Existed | 2003–present | |||
| History | Opened and Completed: 2003 | |||
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| Southeast end | Coleshill | |||
 M6 motorway  M42 motorway M42 motorway M6 motorway |
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| Northwest end | Cannock | |||
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| Counties: | Warwickshire, West Midlands, Staffordshire | |||
| Primary destinations: |
Lichfield Brownhills Cannock |
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→The M6 Toll, also called the Birmingham North Relief Road (BNRR) or Midland Expressway, is a toll motorway in the Midlands. It is used as a way to avoid the traffic on the M6 motorway by Birmingham. It goes from the M6 at Coleshill to the M6 at Wolverhampton. It is a toll road, so drivers have to pay to use it.
It first opened in 2003, and many people do not think it has been a good idea. It was built to lower the amount of traffic on the M6 between Coleshill and Wolverhampton, which is the busiest part. Many people have noted that the traffic has not gone down since it opened. Many people say it is because the road is too expensive to use and many drivers do not want to pay the fee.
Junctions
| M6 Toll motorway | |||||
| Junction | Coordinates | Northbound exits | Tolls | Southbound exits | Tolls |
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| M6 J11A | 52°40′06″N 2°04′18″W / 52.6682°N 2.0716°W | Motorway continues as M6 towards Stafford | None | Start of motorway | None |
| T8 | 52°39′54″N 2°03′26″W / 52.6649°N 2.0572°W | (M6 South), Wolverhampton A460 | None | No access (on-slip only) | None |
| T7 | 52°40′21″N 2°00′55″W / 52.6725°N 2.0154°W | Walsall, Cannock A34, Rugeley A460 | None | No access (on-slip only) | None |
| 52°40′04″N 2°00′01″W / 52.6677°N 2.0003°W | Toll plaza | ||||
| 52°39′45″N 1°58′09″W / 52.6626°N 1.9693°W | Norton Canes services | ||||
| T6 | 52°39′44″N 1°55′34″W / 52.6621°N 1.926°W | Brownhills, Burntwood A5195 | Exit | Brownhills, Burntwood A5195 | Exit |
| T5 | 52°38′52″N 1°50′05″W / 52.6478°N 1.8348°W | No access (on-slip only) | None | Lichfield A5148, Burton A38 | Exit |
| T4 | 52°38′18″N 1°48′40″W / 52.6384°N 1.8111°W | Burton, Lichfield A38, Tamworth A5 | Exit | Tamworth, (M42 North) A5 | Exit |
| 52°37′24″N 1°48′03″W / 52.6232°N 1.8007°W | Toll plaza | ||||
| T3 | 52°34′47″N 1°46′40″W / 52.57966°N 1.77773°W | No access | Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield A38 | ||
| 52°33′57″N 1°45′55″W / 52.5658°N 1.7654°W | Sutton Coldfield A38 | Exit | No access (on-slip only) | Entry | |
| T2 | 52°33′06″N 1°44′12″W / 52.5516°N 1.7368°W | No entry or exit | None | A446 (M42 north) – Coleshill | None |
| T1 | 52°31′45″N 1°43′47″W / 52.5293°N 1.7296°W | Split for M42 northbound, entry from A4097 (M42 J9, A446) | None | Merge with M42 southbound | None |
| M42 J8 | 52°30′33″N 1°43′32″W / 52.5091°N 1.7255°W | Merge from M6 J4a southbound | None | No entry or exit | None |
| M42 J7A | 52°28′53″N 1°42′37″W / 52.4815°N 1.7103°W | Merge from M42 northbound | None | Split for M42 southbound | None |
| M6 J3A | 52°28′26″N 1°40′18″W / 52.4739°N 1.6717°W | Begins from M6 northbound | None | Merge with M6 southbound | None |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
The southernmost section of the M6 Toll, south of Junction T1, is shared by traffic using the M42. Vehicles using only this five-mile section do not have to pay a toll.
Images for kids
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Toll plaza for northbound traffic at Great Wyrley
