Hard shoulder closure northbound

Cleared

Hard shoulder closure northbound

Start time
Mon, Jul 20, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
1 second
Road
M42 – M42 Northbound Between J3 And J3A
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jul 2, 2026 2:29 PM
Last updated
Mon, Jul 20, 2026 10:41 AM
Cleared
Mon, Jul 20, 2026 8:00 PM
  • Latest update: Hard shoulder closure northbound
Coordinates
52.351936, -1.862920
Latitude span
52.351642 – 52.352620
Longitude span
-1.868764 – -1.857490
Bounding box centre
52.352131, -1.863127
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound between J3 and J3A
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Jul 20, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
other
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J3 and J3A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{19DE9A6A-0E45-4C5E-AAE5-B00F7A1F0329}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
767 m
To Distance
1,543 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.35262 -1.868764
52.352496 -1.868238
52.352343 -1.867504
52.352126 -1.866331
52.352017 -1.865641
52.351908 -1.864716
52.351808 -1.863792
52.351699 -1.862294
52.351652 -1.861223
52.351642 -1.860313
52.35165 -1.859446
52.351711 -1.857567

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J3 and J3A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{A16146E6-1DFA-4C06-8CBC-7FB079ED4807}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
5 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.351711 -1.857567
52.351714 -1.85749
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
14
First coordinate pair
-1.868764, 52.352620
Road section segments
1
Road section points
14
View geometry JSON
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                52.352343
            ],
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                -1.866331,
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                -1.865641,
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            ],
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                -1.864716,
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            ],
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            ],
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            ],
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            ],
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            ],
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            ],
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            ],
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                -1.857567,
                52.351711
            ],
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View road section coordinates
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        [
            -1.868764,
            52.35262
        ],
        [
            -1.868238,
            52.352496
        ],
        [
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            52.352343
        ],
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        ],
        [
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        ],
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            52.351908
        ],
        [
            -1.863792,
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        ],
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            -1.862294,
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        ],
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            -1.861223,
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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            52.351711
        ],
        [
            -1.85749,
            52.351714
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Jul 2, 2026 2:29 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Jul 20, 2026 10:41 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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