The M6 was shut in both directions this afternoon following a serious crash on the major motorway. The northbound and southbound carriageways were blocked between J10A and J11 A460 Cannock.

A proposed new motorway link between the M6 and M54 would remove 19,000 vehicles a day from a transport bottleneck. At present, Cannock Road carries approximately 23,000 vehicles each day, 28 per cent ...