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Lane 2 closure northbound

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Lane 2 closure northbound

Start time
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Jul 10, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
1 second
Road
M42 – Link Road From M5 J4A Northbound To M42 Northbound
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 2 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Jun 12, 2026 4:28 AM
Last updated
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 9:06 AM
Cleared
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 8:00 PM
  • Latest update: Lane 2 closure northbound
Coordinates
52.353739, -2.065880
Latitude span
52.352219 – 52.355246
Longitude span
-2.071221 – -2.059787
Bounding box centre
52.353733, -2.065504
Location descriptions
  • link road from M5 J4A northbound to M42 northbound
  • M42 northbound between M5 and J1
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Jul 10, 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

10 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M5 J4A northbound to M42 northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{E28513AA-4319-4F13-B0DA-AFBCAE747543}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
40 m
To Distance
461 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.352219 -2.071221
52.352287 -2.071083
52.352395 -2.070863
52.352575 -2.070423
52.352692 -2.0701
52.352827 -2.069674
52.352989 -2.069058
52.353377 -2.067487
52.353746 -2.065976
52.353827 -2.065653

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M5 J4A northbound to M42 northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{25867D53-B975-4359-9B05-7C1ACB6DF6A6}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
173 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.353827 -2.065653
52.35417 -2.064288
52.354206 -2.06417
52.354431 -2.063304

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between M5 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{028AB3BB-377A-4B45-956B-04A123BB6A2D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
189 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.354656 -2.062394
52.355061 -2.060618
52.35517 -2.060149
52.355246 -2.059787

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between M5 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl2
Lane Number
2
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{85BC7A82-498B-4211-85FB-C9F5BDE0B715}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
66 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.354431 -2.063304
52.354656 -2.062394
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
20
First coordinate pair
-2.071221, 52.352219
Road section segments
1
Road section points
20
View geometry JSON 
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View road section coordinates 
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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
2
Record created
Fri, Jun 12, 2026 4:28 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 9:06 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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