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M42 northbound Jct 7a to M6 south link road closure

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M42 northbound Jct 7a to M6 south link road closure

Start time
Mon, Sep 28, 2026 8:22 PM
Expected end
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
3 hours 38 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M6 – Link Road Between M42 J7A Northbound And The M6 J4 Southbound
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Sep 28, 2026 8:22 PM
Last updated
Mon, Sep 28, 2026 11:47 PM
Cleared
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 12:00 AM
  • Latest update: M42 northbound Jct 7a to M6 south link road closure
Coordinates
52.481508, -1.714877
Latitude span
52.477755 – 52.483833
Longitude span
-1.718901 – -1.710440
Bounding box centre
52.480794, -1.714671
Location descriptions
  • link road between M42 J7A northbound and the M6 J4 southbound
  • M6 southbound within J4 after M42 J7A northbound access
  • M42 northbound between J7 and J7A
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Sep 28, 2026 8:22 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 38 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
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

14 coordinate pairs
Description
link road between M42 J7A northbound and the M6 J4 southbound
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{53D1328E-EB29-41DD-9FE6-1B95F2D44EDA}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
288 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.480461 -1.718333
52.480316 -1.718142
52.479974 -1.717598
52.479919 -1.717512
52.47935 -1.716396

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J4 after M42 J7A northbound access
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
135 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
link road between M42 J7A northbound and the M6 J4 southbound
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{A95F4E51-50BC-4E18-9EEC-E0AB50B79949}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
67 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 4

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J7 and J7A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
23 m
To Distance
245 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.479354 -1.710462
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Segment 5

35 coordinate pairs
Description
link road between M42 J7A northbound and the M6 J4 southbound
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
678 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 6

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound within J4 after M42 J7A northbound access
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{5956A808-E279-4BF7-9895-CE71F609FF9C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
236 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 7

10 coordinate pairs
Description
link road between M42 J7A northbound and the M6 J4 southbound
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{8F0C21ED-C500-48E5-9FF4-E740790A729B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
283 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.482655 -1.711251
52.482818 -1.711441
52.482962 -1.711631
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
77
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
77
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
22
Record created
Mon, Sep 28, 2026 8:22 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Sep 28, 2026 11:47 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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