Lanes 2 and 3 closure northbound

Cleared

Lanes 2 and 3 closure northbound

Start time
Thu, Jul 2, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Jul 3, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
1 second
Road
M42 – M42 Northbound Between J5 And J6
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jul 2, 2026 12:38 AM
Last updated
Thu, Jul 2, 2026 12:09 PM
Cleared
Thu, Jul 2, 2026 8:00 PM
  • Latest update: Lanes 2 and 3 closure northbound
Coordinates
52.417148, -1.724845
Latitude span
52.413392 – 52.420903
Longitude span
-1.727758 – -1.722174
Bounding box centre
52.417148, -1.724966
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound between J5 and J6
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Jul 2, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Jul 3, 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

3 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
{E92E4AA6-9AD0-4C85-D68E-40E53598A5CD}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
32 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.420633 -1.722344
52.420677 -1.722316
52.420903 -1.722174

Segment 2

9 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
{76AD272A-E736-4CB9-91E0-2BABFDE586BC}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
621 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.415508 -1.725965
52.415696 -1.725817
52.41619 -1.725446
52.417078 -1.724779
52.417688 -1.724349
52.418532 -1.723741
52.419474 -1.723103
52.420309 -1.722553
52.420633 -1.722344

Segment 3

6 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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{66ADE1C7-6949-4890-8EA0-AE38BDA016D0}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
787 m
To Distance
1,052 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.413392 -1.727758
52.413525 -1.727639
52.413594 -1.727579
52.413991 -1.727239
52.415337 -1.726098
52.415508 -1.725965
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
18
First coordinate pair
-1.722344, 52.420633
Road section segments
1
Road section points
18
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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        [
            -1.722344,
            52.420633
        ],
        [
            -1.722316,
            52.420677
        ],
        [
            -1.722174,
            52.420903
        ],
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            52.415508
        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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            -1.723103,
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        ],
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            -1.722553,
            52.420309
        ],
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            -1.722344,
            52.420633
        ],
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        ],
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            -1.727639,
            52.413525
        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ]
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Jul 2, 2026 12:38 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Jul 2, 2026 12:09 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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