Highways England has developed proposals to improve junction 6 of the M42 to allow better movement of traffic on and off the A45, supporting access to Birmingham Airport and preparing capacity for the new HS2 station. The key components of the scheme include:

• A new dual carriageway link between the Clock Interchange and a new junction on the M42 north of the Solihull Road allowing traffic travelling northbound to exit the M42 and traffic travelling southbound to join the M42.
• The new dual carriageway would be to the west of Bickenhill and would generally be below ground level and pass beneath the B4438 (Catherine de Barnes Lane), at both the north west and south west corners of Bickenhill.
• Improvements will be made to the Clock Interchange and the A45 between the Clock Interchange and the M42, including potential improvements to non-motorised user routes.
• Free flow links will be provided around the north west and the north east of the M42 junction 6.
• Improvements will also be included on the south east side of the M42 junction 6, the A45 westbound (east of the M42 junction 6) and the M42 junction 6 southbound slip roads to improve the performance around this quadrant of the junction.

M42 Junction 6 Improvement

What happens next

The application is expected to be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate Q1 2019.

After receipt of the application, there will be 28 days for the Planning Inspectorate to review the application and decide whether or not to accept it for examination.

If the application is accepted, we will confirm the timescale within which people can register to become an Interested Party by making a Relevant Representation.

If the application is accepted, we will:

Publish all the application documents on this project page.
Publish the date from which you will be able to register to put your case on the application.
Publish the date on which the registration period will close.