Smart Motorway gantry sign
A gantry structure spanning the motorway with electronic signals, blue signs showing an exit and the following text.
Exit destinations: A460 [Hollow circle diversion symbol] (M6 Toll); Cannock .
Forward destinations: The NORTH WEST, Stafford M6 [Solid square diversion symbol].
Junction number: 11.
We're between two motorway junctions with awkward access arrangements - the M54 has no access to or from the north, while the M6 Toll just ahead of us has no access to or from the south. This junction, and the A460, ends up filling in the missing turns, which is why the M6 Toll is signposted here.