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Lanes closures southbound

Cleared

Lanes closures southbound

Start time
Sat, Jul 4, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sun, Jul 5, 2026 3:00 AM
Duration
1 second
Road
M42 – M42 Southbound Between J7 And J6
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
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
Fri, Jul 3, 2026 11:18 PM
Last updated
Sat, Jul 4, 2026 12:53 AM
Cleared
Sat, Jul 4, 2026 8:00 PM
  • Latest update: Lanes closures southbound
Coordinates
52.462830, -1.710150
Latitude span
52.453138 – 52.473708
Longitude span
-1.711297 – -1.709136
Bounding box centre
52.463423, -1.710217
Location descriptions
  • M42 southbound between J7 and J6
  • M42 southbound between J7A and J7
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sat, Jul 4, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sun, Jul 5, 2026 3:00 AM
Feed window length
7 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 southbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{0B2EEDBF-EB46-4C6E-B5CB-03F5A4433E8C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
54 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.453617 -1.709308
52.453612 -1.709307
52.453138 -1.709136

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound between J7A and J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{54D80228-F8EF-4406-8516-9FCEDDEDF13D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
383 m
To Distance
609 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.473708 -1.711285
52.473665 -1.711286
52.473369 -1.711297
52.472476 -1.711229
52.471676 -1.711101

Segment 3

26 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{4E56E7E9-2ECA-5C7F-E516-A0794005A6E7}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,245 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.464483 -1.709883
52.464456 -1.709883
52.464285 -1.709899
52.464223 -1.709903
52.463593 -1.709948
52.46318 -1.70998
52.462604 -1.710042
52.462362 -1.710088
52.461032 -1.710259
52.460385 -1.710322
52.46016 -1.710341
52.459639 -1.710386
52.459045 -1.710404
52.458299 -1.71038
52.457858 -1.710368
52.457211 -1.710284
52.45695 -1.710241
52.456634 -1.710183
52.45641 -1.710142
52.456177 -1.710099
52.455655 -1.70997
52.454755 -1.709697
52.454098 -1.70948
52.453665 -1.709326
52.453617 -1.709308

Segment 4

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{AF99819E-9315-4F5D-91D4-2AC28FAFCB70}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
590 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.470799 -1.710935
52.469214 -1.710526
52.468449 -1.710328
52.467918 -1.710214
52.46727 -1.710085
52.466953 -1.710047
52.466569 -1.710002
52.466416 -1.709988

Segment 5

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{C01F1013-5DF5-4DB9-8803-5A1E9040F03C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
185 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.465895 -1.709933
52.465292 -1.709892
52.465139 -1.709879
52.465112 -1.709879
52.464753 -1.709881
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
49
First coordinate pair
-1.709308, 52.453617
Road section segments
1
Road section points
49
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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
4
Record created
Fri, Jul 3, 2026 11:18 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Jul 4, 2026 12:53 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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