Solihull Borough Council

Reports

• Cones and general litter

  Coventry Road, Middle Bickenhill, Bickenhill and Marston Green, Bickenhill, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B92 0EJ, United Kingdom. Closed 14:14, Tuesday, last updated 09:25, Wednesday

• Pothole in middle lane on passenger side. Southbound before it becomes 4 lanes.

  M42, Hockley Heath, Monkspath, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B90 8AW, United Kingdom. Closed 10:06, Monday, last updated 09:21, Wednesday

• Road is sinking

  Hodge Hill, Tyburn, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, B35 7AB, United Kingdom. Closed 11:07, 3 Feb 2026, last updated 11:11, Tuesday

• Very uneven surface. Potholes appearing

  M42, Hockley Heath, Monkspath, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B90 8AW, United Kingdom. Closed 21:04, 7 Feb 2026, last updated 14:55, Monday

• Two pothole repairs need repairing

  M42, Hampton in Arden, Bickenhill, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B92 0ET, United Kingdom. Closed 08:58, Sunday, last updated 14:46, Monday

• Pot hole

  Hodge Hill, Tyburn, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, B35 7AB, United Kingdom. Fixed 17:38, 1 Feb 2026, last updated 13:22, 4 Feb 2026

• The road just before the M42 J6 roundabout and the actual roundabout itself

  Coventry Road, Middle Bickenhill, Bickenhill and Marston Green, Bickenhill, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B92 0EJ, United Kingdom. Closed 19:37, 28 Jan 2026, last updated 13:10, 2 Feb 2026

• Potholes

  Hodge Hill, Tyburn, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, B35 7AB, United Kingdom. Closed 13:26, 23 Jan 2026, last updated 22:26, 30 Jan 2026

• Carriageway flooded. Poor drainage

  Stonebridge Road, Bickenhill and Marston Green, Solihull, Warwickshire, West Midlands, England, B46 3HY, United Kingdom. Fixed 09:06, 27 Jan 2026, last updated 15:36, 28 Jan 2026

• Large pothole

  M42, Illshaw Heath, Cheswick Green, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B90 8AS, United Kingdom. Fixed 09:58, 11 Jan 2026, last updated 15:04, 20 Jan 2026

• Repeat of previous pothole

  Hodge Hill, Tyburn, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, B35 7AB, United Kingdom. Closed 05:56, 16 Jan 2026, last updated 12:05, 20 Jan 2026

• Potholes

  M42, Monkspath, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B91 3JR, United Kingdom. Closed 16:25, 17 Jan 2026, last updated 12:29, 19 Jan 2026

• Potholes

  M42, Monkspath, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B91 3JR, United Kingdom. Closed 23:36, 17 Jan 2026, last updated 12:28, 19 Jan 2026

• Massive, dangerous pot hole

  Hodge Hill, Tyburn, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, B35 7AB, United Kingdom. Closed 17:36, 16 Jan 2026, last updated 09:03, 19 Jan 2026

• Sign over lane showing national speed limit but camera flashed

  M42, Barston, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B91 2SY, United Kingdom. Closed 07:35, 14 Jan 2026, last updated 13:50, 15 Jan 2026

• Litter between Junction 6 and 3a east and west

  M42, Bickenhill and Marston Green, Bickenhill, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B92 0HG, United Kingdom. Closed 14:48, 13 Jan 2026, last updated 16:22, 14 Jan 2026

• Pot hole

  M42, Middle Bickenhill, Bickenhill and Marston Green, Bickenhill, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B40 1PW, United Kingdom. 19:06, 13 Jan 2026

• January 2026, lots of lights not working

  Stonebridge Island, Hampton in Arden, Solihull, West Midlands, England, CV7 7HL, United Kingdom. Closed 18:46, 7 Jan 2026, last updated 11:15, 8 Jan 2026

• Road markings faint

  Bickenhill Interchange, Middle Bickenhill, Bickenhill and Marston Green, Bickenhill, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B92 0EJ, United Kingdom. Closed 15:50, 5 Jan 2026, last updated 11:01, 6 Jan 2026

• M42 covered in litter.

  M42, Barston, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B91 2SY, United Kingdom. 08:30, 2 Jan 2026

• When it rains

  Chester Road, Middle Bickenhill, Bickenhill and Marston Green, Solihull, West Midlands, England, CV7 7TL, United Kingdom. Closed 07:02, 22 Dec 2025, last updated 16:04, 23 Dec 2025

• M6 J4 litter

  M6, Chelmsley Wood, Coleshill Heath, Solihull, Warwickshire, West Midlands, England, B46 3HN, United Kingdom. Closed 07:25, 23 Dec 2025, last updated 10:34, 23 Dec 2025

• Litter from M42 Southbound Bickenhill to M5, M5 to junction 11a Southbound

  M42, Hampton in Arden, Bickenhill, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B92 0ET, United Kingdom. Closed 19:04, 4 Dec 2025, last updated 11:22, 8 Dec 2025

• Multiple street lights not working on roundabout

  Stonebridge Island, Bickenhill and Marston Green, Solihull, West Midlands, England, CV7 7HL, United Kingdom. Closed 22:12, 24 Nov 2025, last updated 14:47, 25 Nov 2025

• Pothole

  Coleshill Heath Road, Chelmsley Wood, Coleshill Heath, Solihull, Warwickshire, West Midlands, England, B46 3HN, United Kingdom. Closed 21:23, 22 Nov 2025, last updated 15:35, 24 Nov 2025

• Multiple street lights not working as well as the lights in the emergency refuge

  M6, Gravelly Park, Castle Bromwich, Nechells, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B36 8SU, United Kingdom. Closed 20:17, 23 Nov 2025, last updated 11:05, 24 Nov 2025

• Pot hole

  M42, Middle Bickenhill, Bickenhill and Marston Green, Bickenhill, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B92 0HG, United Kingdom. Closed 12:29, 15 Nov 2025, last updated 12:20, 21 Nov 2025

• Vegetation obstructing the highway

  Monkspath Interchange, Cheswick Green, Monkspath, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B90 4SS, United Kingdom. Closed 11:08, 10 Nov 2025, last updated 21:22, 10 Nov 2025

• Vegetation obstructing the highway

  Monkspath Interchange, Cheswick Green, Monkspath, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B90 4SS, United Kingdom. Closed 10:23, 10 Nov 2025, last updated 16:13, 10 Nov 2025

• Pothole at island and sunken drain

  Hodge Hill, Tyburn, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, B35 7AB, United Kingdom. Closed 19:51, 8 Nov 2025, last updated 10:30, 10 Nov 2025

• Multiple Street Lights flickering

  M42, Cheswick Green, Monkspath, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B90 4LU, United Kingdom. Closed 18:17, 1 Nov 2025, last updated 15:01, 3 Nov 2025

• Faded arrows

  Chester Road, Bickenhill and Marston Green, Solihull, West Midlands, England, CV7 7HL, United Kingdom. 18:59, 2 Oct 2025, last updated 19:25, 30 Oct 2025

• Road surface is very bumpy and uneven

  M42, Hockley Heath, Monkspath, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B90 8AW, United Kingdom. Closed 13:02, 22 Oct 2025, last updated 13:13, 23 Oct 2025

• Fly tipping, house hold rubbish, kids toys, a kids bath

  Collector Road, Castle Bromwich, Kingshurst, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B36 9LW, United Kingdom. Closed 01:21, 16 Oct 2025, last updated 16:50, 16 Oct 2025

• Dead silver birches

  M42, Middle Bickenhill, Bickenhill and Marston Green, Coleshill Heath, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B40 1PW, United Kingdom. Closed 17:00, 6 Oct 2025, last updated 15:03, 9 Oct 2025

• Leaning willow tree

  M42, Hampton in Arden, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B92 0ET, United Kingdom. Closed 16:49, 6 Oct 2025, last updated 14:20, 7 Oct 2025

• Majority of street lighting on the M42 J6 roundabout is non-functional

  Bickenhill Interchange, Middle Bickenhill, Bickenhill and Marston Green, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B92 0EJ, United Kingdom. Closed 10:17, 1 Oct 2025, last updated 09:10, 2 Oct 2025

• Vehicles using the inside lane to take the 2nd or 3rd exit when said lane is for 1st exit only. I’ve had a dozen near misses like this within a year and half the time it’s been an artic cutting me up. It’s only a matter of time before someone is seriously hurt.

  Copt Hill Interchange, Knowle, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B91 2SS, United Kingdom. Closed 16:39, 18 Sep 2025, last updated 11:02, 22 Sep 2025

• M6 J7 to J5

  M42, Coleshill CP, Coleshill Heath, North Warwickshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, England, B46 3HN, United Kingdom. Closed 17:02, 1 Sep 2025, last updated 10:36, 2 Sep 2025

• Litter

  Coventry Road, Middle Bickenhill, Bickenhill and Marston Green, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B92 0EJ, United Kingdom. Closed 09:17, 31 Aug 2025, last updated 14:21, 1 Sep 2025

• Phone dropped

  M42, Hockley Heath, Monkspath, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B90 8AW, United Kingdom. Closed 15:37, 26 Aug 2025, last updated 08:40, 27 Aug 2025

• There is litter all along the roadside

  M42, Illshaw Heath, Cheswick Green, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B90 8AS, United Kingdom. Closed 18:22, 20 Jul 2025, last updated 16:11, 24 Jul 2025

• Graffiti on Motorway overhead gantry signs.

  M6, Smith's Wood, Kingshurst, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B36 9LP, United Kingdom. Closed 15:22, 17 Jul 2025, last updated 12:05, 23 Jul 2025

• Graffiti on bridge support

  M6, Smith's Wood, Kingshurst, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B36 9LP, United Kingdom. Closed 12:08, 17 Jul 2025, last updated 08:48, 23 Jul 2025

• Broken road surface

  Hodge Hill, Tyburn, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, B35 7AB, United Kingdom. Closed 12:36, 4 Jul 2025, last updated 15:36, 7 Jul 2025

• Lane direction arrows.

  Kenilworth Road, Hampton in Arden, Solihull, West Midlands, England, CV7 7HL, United Kingdom. Closed 21:25, 3 Jul 2025, last updated 13:58, 7 Jul 2025

• Lights not working M42 J4 to J5

  M42, Cheswick Green, Monkspath, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B90 4LU, United Kingdom. Closed 14:16, 27 Jun 2025, last updated 10:35, 30 Jun 2025

• Standing water in Lane 3 near central reservation

  M6, Castle Bromwich, Kingshurst, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B36 9LP, United Kingdom. 12:45, 6 Jun 2025

• Traffic light facing wrong way

  Stonebridge Island, Bickenhill and Marston Green, Solihull, West Midlands, England, CV7 7HL, United Kingdom. Closed 11:14, 3 Jun 2025, last updated 08:05, 4 Jun 2025

• Large pothole

  Middle Bickenhill, Bickenhill and Marston Green, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B92 0EJ, United Kingdom. Closed 11:14, 3 Jun 2025, last updated 08:02, 4 Jun 2025

• Multiple Potholes

  M42, Knowle, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B93 9LL, United Kingdom. Closed 15:59, 27 May 2025, last updated 08:13, 28 May 2025

• White arrows and lines

  Gentleshaw Lane, Knowle, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B91 2SS, United Kingdom. Closed 20:57, 26 May 2025, last updated 11:37, 27 May 2025

• The road is damaged with numerous potholes and broken sections.

  M6, Castle Bromwich, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B36 9DQ, United Kingdom. Closed 08:49, 17 Apr 2025, last updated 08:11, 29 Apr 2025

• The road is damaged with numerous potholes and broken sections.

  M6, Castle Bromwich, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B36 9DQ, United Kingdom. Closed 08:53, 17 Apr 2025, last updated 17:16, 17 Apr 2025

• Dead cat on verge

  M6, Castle Bromwich, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B36 9DQ, United Kingdom. Closed 07:32, 17 Apr 2025, last updated 11:02, 17 Apr 2025
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  Broken and uneven road surface

  Hodge Hill, Tyburn, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, B35 7AB, United Kingdom. Closed 16:23, 14 Apr 2025, last updated 08:50, 15 Apr 2025

• Pothole

  Hodge Hill, Tyburn, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, B35 7AB, United Kingdom. Closed 17:08, 2 Apr 2025, last updated 11:11, 3 Apr 2025

• 300 yard Emergency Area sign fallen apart

  M42, Monkspath, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B91 3JR, United Kingdom. Closed 07:37, 26 Mar 2025, last updated 13:42, 26 Mar 2025

• MASSIVE Potholes

  Coleshill Heath Road, Chelmsley Wood, Coleshill Heath, Solihull, Warwickshire, West Midlands, England, B46 3HN, United Kingdom. Closed 11:04, 18 Mar 2025, last updated 16:20, 18 Mar 2025

• Litter on verge of slip road

  M42, Monkspath, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B91 3JR, United Kingdom. Closed 17:19, 16 Mar 2025, last updated 09:32, 17 Mar 2025

• Sign over lane 2

  M6, Castle Bromwich, Kingshurst, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B36 9LP, United Kingdom. Closed 15:58, 6 Mar 2025, last updated 10:02, 7 Mar 2025

• Sign over hard shoulder

  M6, Castle Bromwich, Kingshurst, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B36 9LP, United Kingdom. Closed 15:56, 6 Mar 2025, last updated 10:01, 7 Mar 2025

• Sign over lane 3

  M6, Smith's Wood, Kingshurst, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B36 9LP, United Kingdom. Closed 15:54, 6 Mar 2025, last updated 09:59, 7 Mar 2025

• Slip road lights not working

  M6, Gravelly Park, Castle Bromwich, Nechells, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B36 8SU, United Kingdom. 09:40, 27 Feb 2025, last updated 09:47, 28 Feb 2025
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  Electronic Sign not Working - M42N

  M42, Cheswick Green, Monkspath, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B90 8AA, United Kingdom. Closed 21:28, 17 Feb 2025, last updated 12:48, 19 Feb 2025

• Cones and closed lane

  M42, Hampton in Arden, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B92 0ET, United Kingdom. Closed 19:04, 17 Feb 2025, last updated 12:45, 19 Feb 2025

• Pothole

  M42, Middle Bickenhill, Bickenhill and Marston Green, Coleshill Heath, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B40 1PW, United Kingdom. Closed 22:34, 17 Feb 2025, last updated 08:25, 19 Feb 2025

• Just before j6 southbound, center lane, offside

  M42, Hampton in Arden, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B92 0ET, United Kingdom. 14:06, 12 Feb 2025

• Pothole

  Coventry Road, Hampton in Arden, Solihull, Warwickshire, West Midlands, England, CV7 7HL, United Kingdom. Closed 10:21, 9 Feb 2025, last updated 09:48, 10 Feb 2025

• White road markings

  Chester Road, Bickenhill and Marston Green, Solihull, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, CV7 7HL, United Kingdom. 20:10, 30 Sep 2024, last updated 11:11, 6 Feb 2025

• Excessive Deep Pot hole in Lane 2 - Heading South

  M42, Bickenhill and Marston Green, Coleshill Heath, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B40 1PW, United Kingdom. Closed 21:44, 5 Feb 2025, last updated 08:43, 6 Feb 2025

• Large pothole

  M42, Bickenhill and Marston Green, Coleshill Heath, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B40 1PW, United Kingdom. Closed 21:28, 3 Feb 2025, last updated 10:49, 4 Feb 2025

• 2 Potholes still remain

  M6, Castle Bromwich, Kingshurst, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B36 9LP, United Kingdom. Closed 10:54, 3 Feb 2025, last updated 10:08, 4 Feb 2025

• Multiple lights failed

  Coventry Road, Hampton in Arden, Solihull, Warwickshire, West Midlands, England, CV7 7HL, United Kingdom. Closed 19:20, 30 Jan 2025, last updated 09:44, 4 Feb 2025

• Oil/Fuel on road surface

  Monkspath Interchange, Monkspath, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B90 4SS, United Kingdom. Closed 18:15, 2 Feb 2025, last updated 11:11, 3 Feb 2025

• Multiple lights not working

  Coventry Road, Bickenhill and Marston Green, Solihull, Warwickshire, West Midlands, England, CV7 7HL, United Kingdom. Closed 23:03, 23 Jan 2025, last updated 07:51, 3 Feb 2025

• Pothole just past the white line of the traffic lights

  Coventry Road, Hampton in Arden, Solihull, Warwickshire, West Midlands, England, CV7 7HL, United Kingdom. Closed 22:29, 27 Jan 2025, last updated 10:12, 29 Jan 2025

• Severe pothole right by stop line coming onto the roundabout from the A45.

  Coventry Road, Hampton in Arden, Solihull, Warwickshire, West Midlands, England, CV7 7HL, United Kingdom. Closed 07:29, 27 Jan 2025, last updated 11:50, 27 Jan 2025

• Potholes again

  Coventry Road, Hampton in Arden, Solihull, Warwickshire, West Midlands, England, CV7 7HL, United Kingdom. Closed 08:24, 25 Jan 2025, last updated 11:25, 27 Jan 2025

• Stonebridge Island - Pothole at foot of slip road (recurrence)

  Coventry Road, Hampton in Arden, Solihull, Warwickshire, West Midlands, England, CV7 7HL, United Kingdom. Fixed 20:10, 19 Dec 2024, last updated 20:55, 20 Jan 2025

• Kitten

  M42, Bickenhill and Marston Green, Coleshill Heath, Solihull, Warwickshire, West Midlands, England, B46 3HN, United Kingdom. 07:13, 17 Jan 2025, last updated 13:09, 20 Jan 2025

• Mutiple potholes

  M42, Monkspath, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B91 3JR, United Kingdom. Closed 14:33, 9 Jan 2025, last updated 16:47, 10 Jan 2025

• Grafitti on new bridge A4545 link road

  M42, Hampton in Arden, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B92 0ET, United Kingdom. Closed 12:17, 28 Dec 2024, last updated 11:13, 30 Dec 2024

• Leaning uprooted tree

  M42, Barston, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B91 2SX, United Kingdom. Closed 20:54, 26 Dec 2024, last updated 14:40, 27 Dec 2024

• Mattress on hard shoulder 1pm 24th December

  M42, Cheswick Green, Monkspath, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B90 4LU, United Kingdom. 13:08, 24 Dec 2024

• Two potholes

  Coventry Road, Hampton in Arden, Solihull, Warwickshire, West Midlands, England, CV7 7HL, United Kingdom. Closed 06:29, 20 Dec 2024, last updated 11:08, 24 Dec 2024
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  Large Pothole on Southbound Carriageway

  M42, Monkspath, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B91 3JR, United Kingdom. Closed 15:43, 15 Dec 2024, last updated 09:02, 16 Dec 2024

• Dead tree on road

  M42, Cheswick Green, Monkspath, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B90 4LU, United Kingdom. Fixed 20:28, 7 Dec 2024, last updated 10:23, 9 Dec 2024

• Overgrown vegetation all around Stonebridge Island roundabout

  Coventry Road, Hampton in Arden, Solihull, Warwickshire, West Midlands, England, CV7 7HL, United Kingdom. Closed 20:40, 3 Dec 2024, last updated 09:58, 5 Dec 2024

• Chevron boards/arrow signs around Stonebridge Island roundabout

  Kenilworth Road, Hampton in Arden, Solihull, West Midlands, England, CV7 7HL, United Kingdom. Closed 20:38, 3 Dec 2024, last updated 16:51, 4 Dec 2024
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  Tree encroaching around the pole.,it affecting condition of poles,so it is necessary to trim down trees

  Bickenhill Interchange, Hampton in Arden, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B92 0EJ, United Kingdom. 11:33, 4 Dec 2024

• Multiple street lights not working

  Stonebridge Island, Hampton in Arden, Solihull, West Midlands, England, CV7 7HL, United Kingdom. Closed 23:30, 26 Nov 2024, last updated 09:51, 27 Nov 2024

• Cone in Road

  M42, Monkspath, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B91 3JR, United Kingdom. Closed 08:30, 24 Nov 2024, last updated 12:45, 25 Nov 2024

• On the M42 going north about 6.30pm the speed signs are confusing because the gantries ssy that it is permissible to drive faster than the fixed roadworks signs!

  E05, B91 2SX, England, United Kingdom. 19:52, 25 Mar 2023, last updated 03:26, 12 Nov 2024

• Speed camera flashing constantly on Monday 4th November

  M42, Illshaw Heath, Cheswick Green, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B90 8AU, United Kingdom. Closed 09:10, 6 Nov 2024, last updated 11:19, 6 Nov 2024

• Very unsafe driving

  M42, Bickenhill and Marston Green, Coleshill Heath, Solihull, West Midlands, England, B40 1PW, United Kingdom. Closed 16:34, 28 Oct 2024, last updated 09:23, 29 Oct 2024

• White lines

  Stratford Road, Cheswick Green, Monkspath, Solihull, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B90 4SS, United Kingdom. 05:10, 3 Aug 2024, last updated 06:33, 26 Oct 2024

• Fly tipping

  Collector Road, Castle Bromwich, Kingshurst, Solihull, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B36 9HF, United Kingdom. Fixed 09:16, 9 Jun 2024, last updated 08:12, 23 Oct 2024

• Long grass obstructing view

  Collector Road, Castle Bromwich, Kingshurst, Solihull, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B36 9LW, United Kingdom. Fixed 06:22, 18 Jun 2024, last updated 08:11, 23 Oct 2024

• Junction 6 southbound

  M42, Bickenhill and Marston Green, Coleshill Heath, Solihull, West Midlands Combined Authority, England, B40 1PW, United Kingdom. Closed 14:47, 10 Oct 2024, last updated 10:37, 22 Oct 2024