Lane 3 and 4 closure northbound

Cleared

Start time: Thu, Sep 17, 2026 7:47 PM
Expected end: Fri, Sep 18, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 2 hours 13 minutes 2 seconds
Road: M6 TOLL – M42 Northbound Within J8
Category: Construction Work
Direction: Northbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 2 of 3 lanes affected
Reason: Road Improvement Or Upgrading

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First published: Thu, Sep 17, 2026 7:47 PM
Last updated: Thu, Sep 17, 2026 9:25 PM
Cleared: Thu, Sep 17, 2026 10:00 PM

Latest update: Lane 3 and 4 closure northbound

Coordinates: 52.502034, -1.721240
Latitude span: 52.496675 – 52.506286
Longitude span: -1.724379 – -1.717725
Bounding box centre: 52.501481, -1.721052
Location descriptions: M42 northbound within J8

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Thu, Sep 17, 2026 7:47 PM
Overall feed end: Fri, Sep 18, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 9 hours 13 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

6 coordinate pairs

Description: M42 northbound within J8
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 3 operational lanes
Direction On Section: North Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: M6 TOLL
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {7FBA2CBE-202E-4002-A135-15042838B0C7}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 237 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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52.504854 -1.723333
52.505385 -1.723757
52.505655 -1.723947
52.505934 -1.724151
52.506286 -1.724379

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs

Description: M42 northbound within J8
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 3 operational lanes
Direction On Section: North Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start2 End1
Linear Element Road: M6 TOLL
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {DDC7ECB3-6A27-4C32-99B8-1E5B776DED27}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 390 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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52.501319 -1.720567
52.502314 -1.72138
52.502508 -1.721521
52.502711 -1.721669
52.504349 -1.722909

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs

Description: M42 northbound within J8
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 3 operational lanes
Direction On Section: North Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End2
Linear Element Road: M6 TOLL
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {1FF7224F-CA0C-4354-B2F1-48579943EE45}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 245 m
To Distance: 386 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

52.496675 -1.717725
52.497878 -1.718381

Segment 4

6 coordinate pairs

Description: M42 northbound within J8
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 3 operational lanes
Direction On Section: North Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End2
Linear Element Road: M6 TOLL
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {1FF7224F-CA0C-4354-B2F1-48579943EE45}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 386 m
To Distance: 778 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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52.498324 -1.718624
52.500305 -1.719845
52.500525 -1.720002
52.501087 -1.720402
52.501169 -1.72046

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 20
First coordinate pair: -1.722909, 52.504349
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 20

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Cause type: Construction Work
Detailed cause: Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Other