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Lanes 1 and 2 closure northbound

Cleared

Lanes 1 and 2 closure northbound

Start time
Sat, Sep 12, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sun, Sep 13, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M42 – M42 Northbound Within J6
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Sep 9, 2026 3:06 AM
Last updated
Sun, Sep 13, 2026 4:54 AM
Cleared
Sun, Sep 13, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lanes 1 and 2 closure northbound
Coordinates
52.442213, -1.711757
Latitude span
52.433129 – 52.447768
Longitude span
-1.716117 – -1.709139
Bounding box centre
52.440449, -1.712628
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound within J6
  • M42 northbound between J5 and J6
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sat, Sep 12, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sun, Sep 13, 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

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{AD470574-C8D6-4376-A271-C631882C4F4B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
319 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.441348 -1.712389
52.441842 -1.712032
52.442704 -1.711438
52.442917 -1.711298
52.443637 -1.710825
52.443924 -1.710636
52.444005 -1.710591

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{32A18FDD-1927-4269-AD9C-2527A279983B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
13 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.445056 -1.71004
52.445172 -1.70998

Segment 3

15 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J5 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{60A2004B-49EE-40C9-8D3A-066B47914D68}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
44 m
To Distance
995 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.433129 -1.716117
52.433401 -1.716018
52.434479 -1.715625
52.435018 -1.715432
52.435647 -1.715206
52.436006 -1.7151
52.436454 -1.714935
52.437138 -1.714681
52.437865 -1.714382
52.438548 -1.714128
52.438952 -1.713934
52.43923 -1.7138
52.439778 -1.713487
52.440819 -1.712789
52.441348 -1.712389

Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{ABDC256F-EF46-4924-AF54-2BDBF2C72578}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
119 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.445172 -1.70998
52.445505 -1.709831
52.446214 -1.709562

Segment 5

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{113E8554-541D-4D95-8345-8F4F01F1C349}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
175 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.446214 -1.709562
52.44652 -1.709442
52.446609 -1.709412
52.446664 -1.709398
52.44687 -1.709345
52.446906 -1.709336
52.447211 -1.709261
52.447663 -1.709162
52.447768 -1.709139

Segment 6

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{51C722EF-ADB1-4191-8183-A2A5490C24EB}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
122 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.444005 -1.710591
52.444337 -1.710398
52.444625 -1.710234
52.444984 -1.71007
52.445056 -1.71004
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
41
First coordinate pair
-1.712389, 52.441348
Road section segments
1
Road section points
41
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
14
Record created
Wed, Sep 9, 2026 3:06 AM
Record versioned
Sun, Sep 13, 2026 4:54 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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