Smart Motorway gantry sign
A gantry structure spanning the motorway with electronic signals, blue signs showing the left two lanes exiting and the other three continuing ahead, and the following text.
Left-hand two lanes destinations: M5 The SOUTH WEST; Birmingham (W & S); West Bromwich .
Right-hand three lanes destinations: The NORTH WEST; Wolverhampton M6 .
Junction number: 8.
A fourth lane rejoins from junction 7, and the motorway then widens out to five as we approach this major junction that marks the beginning of the M5. The junction is a huge triangle, so it's quite some distance before we see the other set of sliproads merging in.