Re: M42 closure Jct 6-7a - 6-9 & 13-16 Dec
We have Barnsley away on the 7th November, if travelling through this section of the M42, my advice is allow at least an extra 90 minutes of travelling time, if following the advised diversion route from Junction 6 via Stonebridge Island and along Stonebridge Rd to rejoin at Junction 9 and vice versa if coming back the other way
Coleshill - Nether Whitacre - Kingsbury - M42 junction 10, I reckon 15 minutes extra, tops.
There is a fabulous dodge through Coleshill/Hams Hall but it involves ignoring a 'no entry' sign and I don't think plat+ have the nads for that.