This Order authorises Highways England to undertake works to Junction 6 of the M42 and to carry out all associated works and to construct a new 2.4 kilometre dual carriageway connecting a new Junction 5A of the M42 with the existing Clock Interchange. Junction 6 lies on the eastern edge of Birmingham, approximately 15 kilometres from the city centre, the nearest town being Solihull in the West Midlands.