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Lane closures northbound

Cleared

Lane closures northbound

Start time
Sat, Jul 18, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sun, Jul 19, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
30 minutes 1 second
Road
M42 – M42 Northbound Between M5 And J1
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
3 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sat, Jul 18, 2026 7:48 PM
Last updated
Sat, Jul 18, 2026 8:09 PM
Cleared
Sat, Jul 18, 2026 8:30 PM
  • Latest update: Lane closures northbound
Coordinates
52.338175, -2.080168
Latitude span
52.320143 – 52.356073
Longitude span
-2.095553 – -2.048919
Bounding box centre
52.338108, -2.072236
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound between M5 and J1
  • M5 northbound between J5 and J4A
  • M5 northbound within J4A
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sat, Jul 18, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sun, Jul 19, 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

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between M5 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
471 m
To Distance
940 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.355969 -2.048919

Segment 2

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J5 and J4A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
541 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.332463 -2.084492
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Segment 3

23 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J5 and J4A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J5 and J4A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
147 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 5

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J5 and J4A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
314 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 6

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J5 and J4A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
996 m
To Distance
1,076 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 7

35 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J5 and J4A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{6A557648-D3E9-4134-97F5-9B32F4E53BBC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,323 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 8

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound within J4A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{DF682748-0700-4343-BE0A-250DA39680BE}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
107 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Geometry type
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Geometry points
109
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
109
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Sat, Jul 18, 2026 7:48 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Jul 18, 2026 8:09 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

Driving on the M42? See every live closure, roadwork and planned restriction on this road.

M42 live closures

Related incidents

Lanes 2 and 3 closure northbound

Active Roadworks National Highways
Bromsgrove M5 · M5 Northbound Within J4A

Expected to clear in 6 hours 49 minutes

Started 20 Jul 2026, 20:35 Expected clear 21 Jul 2026, 05:00

Lanes 2 and 3 closure northbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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Lanes closures northbound

Active Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M42 · M42 Northbound Within J6

Expected to clear in 4 hours 49 minutes

Started 20 Jul 2026, 20:01 Expected clear 21 Jul 2026, 03:00

Lanes closures northbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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M6 southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 carriageway closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M42 · Link Road From M6 J4A Southbound To M42 J8 Northbound

Expected to clear in 6 hours 49 minutes

Started 20 Jul 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 21 Jul 2026, 05:00

M6 southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 carriageway closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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Lane 1 closure northbound (closing ERA)

Active Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M42 · M42 Northbound Between J3A And J4

Expected to clear in 5 months 1 week

Started 14 Jul 2026, 01:30 Expected clear 31 Dec 2026, 06:00

Lane 1 closure northbound (closing ERA)

Category: Road Maintenance
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Lanes closures northbound

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M42 · M42 Northbound Within J6

Cleared 1 hour 50 minutes ago

Started 20 Jul 2026, 20:00 Ended 20 Jul 2026, 20:20

Lanes closures northbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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Hard shoulder closure northbound

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M42 · M42 Northbound Between J3 And J3A

Cleared 2 hours 10 minutes ago

Started 20 Jul 2026, 20:00 Ended 20 Jul 2026, 20:00

Hard shoulder closure northbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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