M42 Hard shoulder closure northbound

Cleared

M42 Hard shoulder closure northbound

Start time
Mon, Sep 21, 2026 4:00 AM
Expected end
Tue, Mar 30, 2027 4:00 AM
Duration
3 weeks 15 hours 35 minutes
Road
M6 TOLL – M42 Northbound Within J8
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 7:08 AM
Last updated
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 7:06 PM
Cleared
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 7:35 PM
  • Latest update: M42 Hard shoulder closure northbound
Coordinates
52.501544, -1.720777
Latitude span
52.499811 – 52.504065
Longitude span
-1.722694 – -1.719541
Bounding box centre
52.501938, -1.721118
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound within J8
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Sep 21, 2026 4:00 AM
Overall feed end
Tue, Mar 30, 2027 4:00 AM
Feed window length
6 months 1 week 2 days
Probability code (raw)
certain
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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
5 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M6 TOLL
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{1FF7224F-CA0C-4354-B2F1-48579943EE45}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
615 m
To Distance
778 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.499811 -1.719541
52.500305 -1.719845
52.500525 -1.720002
52.501087 -1.720402
52.501169 -1.72046

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
5 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M6 TOLL
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{DDC7ECB3-6A27-4C32-99B8-1E5B776DED27}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
356 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.501169 -1.72046
52.501319 -1.720567
52.502314 -1.72138
52.502508 -1.721521
52.502711 -1.721669
52.504065 -1.722694
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
11
First coordinate pair
-1.719541, 52.499811
Road section segments
1
Road section points
11
View geometry JSON
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                52.499811
            ],
            [
                -1.719845,
                52.500305
            ],
            [
                -1.720002,
                52.500525
            ],
            [
                -1.720402,
                52.501087
            ],
            [
                -1.72046,
                52.501169
            ],
            [
                -1.72046,
                52.501169
            ],
            [
                -1.720567,
                52.501319
            ],
            [
                -1.72138,
                52.502314
            ],
            [
                -1.721521,
                52.502508
            ],
            [
                -1.721669,
                52.502711
            ],
            [
                -1.722694,
                52.504065
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -1.719541,
            52.499811
        ],
        [
            -1.719845,
            52.500305
        ],
        [
            -1.720002,
            52.500525
        ],
        [
            -1.720402,
            52.501087
        ],
        [
            -1.72046,
            52.501169
        ],
        [
            -1.72046,
            52.501169
        ],
        [
            -1.720567,
            52.501319
        ],
        [
            -1.72138,
            52.502314
        ],
        [
            -1.721521,
            52.502508
        ],
        [
            -1.721669,
            52.502711
        ],
        [
            -1.722694,
            52.504065
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
54
Record created
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 7:08 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 7:06 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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