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Hardshoulder, lane 1 and 2 closure northbound

Planned

Hardshoulder, lane 1 and 2 closure northbound

Start time
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M42 – M42 Northbound Within J5
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 1:17 PM
Last updated
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 4:49 AM
Cleared
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Hardshoulder, lane 1 and 2 closure northbound
Coordinates
52.402414, -1.755421
Latitude span
52.397068 – 52.405920
Longitude span
-1.763952 – -1.746751
Bounding box centre
52.401494, -1.755352
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound within J5
  • M42 northbound between J4 and J5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Aug 6, 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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{FA3F8A21-017F-424C-BC3E-5C69D1710890}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
120 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.404945 -1.750813
52.405133 -1.75018
52.405293 -1.749562
52.405391 -1.749194

Segment 2

20 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J4 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{F94E39B7-3872-4FF7-AA48-2F99D9861700}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
644 m
To Distance
1,561 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.397285 -1.763672
52.39768 -1.763185
52.397928 -1.762889
52.39813 -1.76265
52.398451 -1.762269
52.39898 -1.761649
52.399438 -1.761118
52.39959 -1.760926
52.399787 -1.760689
52.400379 -1.759966
52.400415 -1.759918
52.400996 -1.759127
52.401645 -1.758161
52.402028 -1.757519
52.402082 -1.757429
52.402136 -1.75734
52.402503 -1.756677
52.402942 -1.755851
52.403281 -1.755186

Segment 3

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{BEAAD88E-6404-4B40-932B-208D03710B88}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
176 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.405391 -1.749194
52.405427 -1.749047
52.405498 -1.748737
52.405659 -1.748075
52.405766 -1.747534
52.40589 -1.746912
52.40592 -1.746751

Segment 4

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{6B273A33-4D1D-443D-86C4-D35D41711734}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
350 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.403281 -1.755186
52.404123 -1.75317
52.404341 -1.752566
52.404713 -1.751535
52.404856 -1.751137
52.404945 -1.750813
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
37
First coordinate pair
-1.750813, 52.404945
Road section segments
1
Road section points
37
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 1:17 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 4:49 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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