Midland Expressway Limited (MEL), operator of the M6toll, will provide free passage for registered Ride to the Wall participants for the 19th consecutive year.
The annual motorcycle event will take place on Saturday 3 October, with riders travelling to the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas to remember military personnel who lost their lives while serving their country. About 2,000 bikers are expected to use the toll road, avoiding thousands of pounds in charges.
Traffic arrangements
Registered participants will travel through the T5 toll plaza at Shenstone and T6 at Burntwood between 9.30am and 11am. Wide-load lanes will be marked on the approach to both plazas, while organisers are advising riders not to exit at T4, Weeford, to help reduce congestion.
Maxine Estevez, communications manager at M6toll, said: “Ride to the Wall has become a special part of our calendar and we’re incredibly proud to be supporting the event for the 19th year. It isa powerful demonstration of remembrance, respect and community, and we’re delighted to play a small part in helping thousands of riders safely reach the National Memorial Arboretum.”
Ride to the Wall founder Martin Dickinson said seven of the event’s 12 official routes rely on the M6toll for travel to the arboretum. He said the operator’s support was “absolutely vital” to staging the event at its current scale and urged participants to familiarise themselves with their routes and follow marshals’ instructions.