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Hardshoulder closure northbound

Cleared

Hardshoulder closure northbound

Start time
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 8:44 PM
Expected end
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
2 hours 6 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M42 – M42 Northbound Between J5 And J6
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 8:44 PM
Last updated
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 10:19 PM
Cleared
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 10:50 PM
  • Latest update: Hardshoulder closure northbound
Coordinates
52.420021, -1.722859
Latitude span
52.414556 – 52.424427
Longitude span
-1.726760 – -1.720040
Bounding box centre
52.419492, -1.723400
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound between J5 and J6
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 8:44 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
7 hours 16 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J5 and J6
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
{66ADE1C7-6949-4890-8EA0-AE38BDA016D0}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
934 m
To Distance
1,052 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.414556 -1.72676
52.415337 -1.726098
52.415508 -1.725965

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J5 and J6
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
{53A60089-F2B8-4737-82AA-F000BAE21E58}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
13 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.423559 -1.720562
52.423676 -1.720492

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J5 and J6
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
{E92E4AA6-9AD0-4C85-D68E-40E53598A5CD}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
43 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.420633 -1.722344
52.420677 -1.722316
52.420996 -1.722115

Segment 4

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J5 and J6
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
{76AD272A-E736-4CB9-91E0-2BABFDE586BC}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
621 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.415508 -1.725965
52.415696 -1.725817
52.41619 -1.725446
52.417078 -1.724779
52.417688 -1.724349
52.418532 -1.723741
52.419474 -1.723103
52.420309 -1.722553
52.420633 -1.722344

Segment 5

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J5 and J6
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
{D52B532C-99D3-3E9C-EAA4-043BCCE1C5B7}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
304 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.420996 -1.722115
52.421126 -1.722034
52.421289 -1.721933
52.421988 -1.721499
52.423038 -1.72086
52.423559 -1.720562

Segment 6

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J5 and J6
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
{4B5C6830-2E92-3394-AD0D-5675DFE9BE7B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
89 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.423676 -1.720492
52.424394 -1.720057
52.424427 -1.72004
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
26
First coordinate pair
-1.726760, 52.414556
Road section segments
1
Road section points
26
View geometry JSON 
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
3
Record created
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 8:44 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 10:19 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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