M42 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the M42 right now, but 1 roadwork is currently in force.

Live M42 updates from National Highways and Traffic Wales: incident closures, roadworks in force, planned closures for the week ahead and recently cleared disruption.

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M42 roadworks in force now

M42 southbound Jct 6 between the exit and entry slip roads carriageway closure

Active Roadworks National Highways

Solihull M42 · M42 Southbound Within J6

Expected to clear in 1 hour 9 minutes

Started 11 Oct 2026, 21:40 Expected clear 12 Oct 2026, 03:00

M42 southbound Jct 6 between the exit and entry slip roads carriageway closure

Category: Road Maintenance

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M42 closures planned this week

Lane 1 closure northbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Solihull M42 · M42 Northbound Within J4

Starts in 18 hours 9 minutes

Starts 12 Oct 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 05:00

Lane 1 closure northbound

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the M42

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