M42 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the M42 right now, but 2 roadworks are currently in force.

Live M42 updates from National Highways and Traffic Wales: incident closures, roadworks in force, planned closures for the week ahead and recently cleared disruption.

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M42 roadworks in force now

Lane 1 closure northbound (closing ERA)

Active Roadworks National Highways

Solihull M42 · M42 Northbound Between J3A And J4

Expected to clear in 2 months 2 weeks

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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Hardshoulder closure northbound

Active Roadworks National Highways

Solihull M42 · M42 Northbound Within J6

Expected to clear in 2 months 3 weeks

Started 19 May 2026, 04:46 Expected clear 4 Jan 2027, 06:00

Hardshoulder closure northbound

Category: Road Maintenance

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M42 closures planned this week

Lanes closures southbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Solihull M42 · M42 Southbound Between J7 And J6

Starts in 3 hours 40 minutes

Starts 10 Oct 2026, 22:00 Expected clear 11 Oct 2026, 03:00

Lanes closures southbound

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the M42

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