Good morning. To ensure you reach your destination on time, we’ll be here with the latest travel and traffic news from across the Black Country, North Worcestershire and Birmingham throughout the rush hour period.

8.35am - Severe delays on the M6 due to a broken down vehicle between J9 (Wednesbury) and J10 (Wolverhampton).

Traffic is heavy on Bewdley Road, Kidderminster, between Kidderminster Hospital and the Proud Cross Ringway roundabout junction.

A lane is also closed on the M42 entry slip road northbound at J4 (Shirley) because of a broken down vehicle.

8.14am - An accident has led to a lane closure on the M6 northbound near J9 (Wednesbury).

 In Oldbury, Titford Road is closed in both direction between the junctions at Old Park Lane and Ashes Road following an accident. Police are directing traffic. National Express bus service 120 is on diversion via Station Road and Park Lane.

7.58am  - A broken down vehicle has led to a lane closure on the M54 eastbound between J3 (Albrighton) and J2 (Wolverhampton).

7.55am  - One lane closed of the A41 Black Country New Road southbound, Great Bridge, is closed at Navigation Roundabout because of a multi-vehicle accident.

7.46am - One lane is closed on the M5 southbound at J4 (Bromsgrove) because of a broken down vehicle in the roadworks area. Long delays expected.

7.29am – Traffic queues are forming on Gospel End Road  at the Red Lane junction in Gospel End due to roadworks.

Manor Way is also looking busy eastbound at Grange Road roundabout, Halesowen, as is the M42 northbound between J1 (Bromsgrove) and J3a M40.

A broken down vehicle is blocking one lane of the A41 The Expressway, West Bromwich, towards the M5.

London Midland has announced that due to an earlier train fault the 7.47am train from Shrewsbury to New Street (due at 8.55am) is cancelled.  Due to delays to numerous services, tickets are being accepted on the Midland Metro and NX West Midlands bus routes 3, 4H, 4M, 42, 74, 80, 87, 120 and 126.

7.19am - Due to the closure of the entry slip road of the M6 J9, traffic is slow on the A34 Birmingham Road southbound in Walsall between the Walstead Road junction and the M6 J7 island junction.

7.11am - Motorists are sitting in stop-start traffic on New Birmingham Road southbound in Tividale between the Lower City Road junction and Birchley Island.

Delays can also be expected on the M6 southbound between J11 (Cannock) and J8 M5 due to roadworks.

Traffic is busy but moving on High Street/Vine Street in Evesham.

6.56am - A broken down vehicle has led to a lane closure on the exit slip road of the M6 southbound at J6 (Great Barr).

Trains from Birmingham New Street are being delayed towards Wolverhampton due to a broken down train.