M42 northbound Jct 3a to Jct 4 link road closure

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M42 northbound Jct 3a to Jct 4 link road closure

Start time
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M42 – M42 Northbound Between J3 And J3A
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Jun 1, 2026 8:54 AM
Last updated
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 4:47 AM
Cleared
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M42 northbound Jct 3a to Jct 4 link road closure
Coordinates
52.349160, -1.813039
Latitude span
52.347489 – 52.354016
Longitude span
-1.820494 – -1.809062
Bounding box centre
52.350753, -1.814778
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound between J3 and J3A
  • M42 northbound within J3A
  • M42 northbound between J3A and J4
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
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 between J3 and J3A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{43BC30E1-D300-456F-AEA4-BE4D25A73358}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
400 m
To Distance
706 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.34749 -1.820494
52.347489 -1.820293
52.347514 -1.818869
52.347605 -1.816145
52.347612 -1.815993

Segment 2

23 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J3A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{75C3872A-5464-4B3D-9707-BCA845CF8474}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
708 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.347612 -1.815993
52.34766 -1.815356
52.347676 -1.815231
52.347697 -1.815066
52.347759 -1.814699
52.347875 -1.814126
52.348001 -1.813641
52.348045 -1.813494
52.348171 -1.813126
52.348332 -1.812729
52.348394 -1.812568
52.348583 -1.812185
52.348775 -1.811869
52.348807 -1.811817
52.349022 -1.811493
52.349255 -1.811213
52.349489 -1.810978
52.349623 -1.81086
52.349821 -1.810668
52.349982 -1.810564
52.35027 -1.810372
52.350611 -1.810195
52.351979 -1.809687

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J3A and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{6DFF60A5-AE7D-40CE-92B6-3EBBACE2275D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
230 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.351979 -1.809687
52.352317 -1.809587
52.353654 -1.809181
52.354016 -1.809062
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
32
First coordinate pair
-1.820494, 52.347490
Road section segments
1
Road section points
32
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
5
Record created
Mon, Jun 1, 2026 8:54 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 4:47 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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