TWO lanes and the hard-shoulder on the southbound M6 between Junctions 38-37 are closed due to emergency road repairs. 

This is according to the National Highways website. Work is due to finish at 6.00 pm today (16 March). 

The National Highways portal also states that ten minutes of congestion has built up on the M6 southbound at Junction 38. It said normal conditions will return soon.