Right, I have a bit of insider (well it’s all available if you look) regarding the joyous M5M6…..that part of the motorway is the busyest in all of Europe, it carries more traffic than M25 etc! Those of you that use that strech regularly will have noticed some works going on along the roadside, this is for the cameras etc that will enable the hard shoulder to be used as a running lane at peak times (a la M42). So technically the M6 will not be widened but there will be a usable extra lane within the next 8-12 months. :D