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Lane 3 closure northbound

Cleared

Lane 3 closure northbound

Start time
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M42 – M42 Northbound Between M5 And J1
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 10:11 AM
Last updated
Sat, Jul 25, 2026 12:25 AM
Cleared
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 3 closure northbound
Coordinates
52.355754, -2.046200
Latitude span
52.355474 – 52.356073
Longitude span
-2.051748 – -2.040148
Bounding box centre
52.355774, -2.045948
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound between M5 and J1
  • M42 northbound between J1 and J2
Feed validity status
Suspended
Overall feed start
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours
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

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between M5 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
746 m
To Distance
1,109 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.356071 -2.051748
52.356073 -2.051648
52.356069 -2.05134
52.356064 -2.050826
52.356046 -2.050194
52.355993 -2.049269
52.355984 -2.049137
52.355921 -2.048227
52.355894 -2.047962
52.35576 -2.046449

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between M5 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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 End1
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{CE7D8273-5881-4B45-84F6-13F177859668}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
252 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.355624 -2.045095
52.355563 -2.044453
52.355501 -2.04341
52.355492 -2.043146
52.355474 -2.042397
52.355474 -2.041399

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between M5 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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 End1
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{B30D6069-F67C-4F15-A96F-CCFDA5DE003C}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
93 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.35576 -2.046449
52.355624 -2.045095

Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J1 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{228E73BD-8E1A-47BB-A999-67B7BEBB8992}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
85 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.355474 -2.041399
52.355484 -2.0404
52.355489 -2.040148
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
21
First coordinate pair
-2.051748, 52.356071
Road section segments
1
Road section points
21
View geometry JSON 
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View road section coordinates 
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Suspended
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
8
Record created
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 10:11 AM
Record versioned
Sat, Jul 25, 2026 12:25 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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