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Hardshoulder closure northbound

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Hardshoulder closure northbound

Start time
Tue, May 19, 2026 4:46 AM
Expected end
Mon, Jan 4, 2027 6:00 AM
Duration
7 months 2 weeks 2 days
Road
M42 – M42 Northbound Within J6
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Sep 2, 2026 7:00 AM
Last updated
Sun, Oct 11, 2026 3:54 PM
Cleared
Mon, Jan 4, 2027 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: Hardshoulder closure northbound
Coordinates
52.445121, -1.710067
Latitude span
52.442923 – 52.446682
Longitude span
-1.711294 – -1.709393
Bounding box centre
52.444803, -1.710344
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound within J6
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, May 19, 2026 4:46 AM
Overall feed end
Mon, Jan 4, 2027 6:00 AM
Feed window length
7 months 2 weeks 2 days
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 within 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
{ABDC256F-EF46-4924-AF54-2BDBF2C72578}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
119 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.445172 -1.70998
52.445505 -1.709831
52.446214 -1.709562

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within 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
{51C722EF-ADB1-4191-8183-A2A5490C24EB}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
122 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.444005 -1.710591
52.444337 -1.710398
52.444625 -1.710234
52.444984 -1.71007
52.445056 -1.71004

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within 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
{32A18FDD-1927-4269-AD9C-2527A279983B}
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 
52.445056 -1.71004
52.445172 -1.70998

Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within 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
{AD470574-C8D6-4376-A271-C631882C4F4B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
190 m
To Distance
319 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.442923 -1.711294
52.443637 -1.710825
52.443924 -1.710636
52.444005 -1.710591

Segment 5

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within 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
{113E8554-541D-4D95-8345-8F4F01F1C349}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
53 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.446214 -1.709562
52.44652 -1.709442
52.446609 -1.709412
52.446664 -1.709398
52.446682 -1.709393
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
19
First coordinate pair
-1.709980, 52.445172
Road section segments
1
Road section points
19
View geometry JSON 
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View road section coordinates 
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            -1.70998,
            52.445172
        ],
        [
            -1.709831,
            52.445505
        ],
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            -1.709562,
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
3
Record created
Wed, Sep 2, 2026 7:00 AM
Record versioned
Sun, Oct 11, 2026 3:54 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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