Lane closures northbound

Planned

Lane closures northbound

Start time
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M42 – M42 Northbound Between M6 Toll And J9
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 3 lanes affected, 2 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Jul 3, 2026 1:18 PM
Last updated
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 7:47 AM
Cleared
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane closures northbound
Coordinates
52.532105, -1.729988
Latitude span
52.529383 – 52.534776
Longitude span
-1.730423 – -1.729490
Bounding box centre
52.532080, -1.729957
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound between M6 Toll and J9
  • M42 northbound within J9
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
8 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
M42 northbound between M6 Toll and J9
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
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{2B5F5434-2A97-48D4-A38F-3B257EEA1073}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
83 m
To Distance
654 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.529383 -1.72985
52.529499 -1.729869
52.529887 -1.729931
52.530247 -1.730036
52.530904 -1.730192
52.531368 -1.73028
52.531773 -1.730364
52.532573 -1.730423
52.533493 -1.730246
52.534443 -1.729753

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{DDDB9258-98EF-4322-9871-85986BD8F683}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
41 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.534443 -1.729753
52.534571 -1.729651
52.534776 -1.72949
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
13
First coordinate pair
-1.729850, 52.529383
Road section segments
1
Road section points
13
View geometry JSON
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                -1.729651,
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View road section coordinates
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        [
            -1.72985,
            52.529383
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            -1.729869,
            52.529499
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        [
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ]
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Fri, Jul 3, 2026 1:18 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 7:47 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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