Lanes reopen on M6 southbound after earlier closures caused by broken down lorry
Motorists faced major delays on the M6 southbound due to a broken down lorry.
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Two of four lanes were closed on the motorway on Monday afternoon as a result of the broken down vehicle near Junction 10 for Walsall.
National Highways warned drivers of long delays just after 4pm.
On X, formerly Twitter, it said there was more than four miles of traffic on approach to the broken down lorry.
West Midlands Roads reported delays of 50 minutes on the M6 southbound, between Junction 10a for the M54 and Junction 8 for the M5.
In an updated at 5pm, National Highways said the broken down lorry had been recovered and all lanes had reopened.
It however warned of residual delays of 55 minutes and about five miles of congestion.
