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M42 southbound Jct 6 between the exit and entry slip roads carriageway closure

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M42 southbound Jct 6 between the exit and entry slip roads carriageway closure

Start time
Sun, Oct 4, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Mon, Oct 5, 2026 3:00 AM
Duration
2 seconds
Road
M42 – M42 Southbound Within J6
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 10:46 AM
Last updated
Sun, Oct 4, 2026 3:35 PM
Cleared
Sun, Oct 4, 2026 8:00 PM
  • Latest update: M42 southbound Jct 6 between the exit and entry slip roads carriageway closure
Coordinates
52.445022, -1.710379
Latitude span
52.436444 – 52.453138
Longitude span
-1.714663 – -1.708555
Bounding box centre
52.444791, -1.711609
Location descriptions
  • M42 southbound within J6
  • M42 southbound between J7 and J6
  • M42 southbound between J6 and J5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sun, Oct 4, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Oct 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
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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound within J6
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
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{804002B9-AACD-4D89-9238-99E2E31206CF}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
130 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.445073 -1.709701
52.444624 -1.70994
52.44396 -1.710297

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound between J7 and J6
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
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{0B2EEDBF-EB46-4C6E-B5CB-03F5A4433E8C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
54 m
To Distance
477 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.452812 -1.709018
52.451723 -1.708769
52.451543 -1.708728
52.451246 -1.70866
52.450752 -1.708605
52.449358 -1.708555

Segment 3

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound within J6
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
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{AAAA82A6-A3FE-43EF-ACD5-5E9AF5CB7130}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
261 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.443897 -1.710327
52.443636 -1.71049
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52.442839 -1.710995
52.441805 -1.711665
52.441769 -1.711694

Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound within J6
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
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{FC9D8086-2691-48E1-AC67-E6E0A33695FC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
115 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.446195 -1.709253
52.445881 -1.709358
52.445692 -1.709433
52.44519 -1.709657

Segment 5

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound within J6
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
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{E8533AFB-FEB7-41ED-BE9C-5CCF2E4BA36E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
189 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.447638 -1.708843
52.447372 -1.708907
52.446869 -1.709038
52.446851 -1.709042
52.446631 -1.709113
52.446195 -1.709253

Segment 6

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound within J6
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
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{46FE205C-FEF3-47B0-8A62-3778AD4214CE}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
13 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.44519 -1.709657
52.445127 -1.709672
52.445073 -1.709701

Segment 7

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound within J6
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
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{B9254E82-99C7-481E-A6BD-AC2E1F696CBD}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
165 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.449116 -1.708601
52.448478 -1.708679
52.448217 -1.708724
52.447947 -1.70877
52.447875 -1.708786

Segment 8

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound between J6 and J5
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
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{CD88901C-D435-4BC7-9C81-A6BE3E1D7146}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
627 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.438008 -1.714043
52.43782 -1.714133
52.43746 -1.714282
52.436589 -1.714611
52.436444 -1.714663
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
48
First coordinate pair
-1.709701, 52.445073
Road section segments
1
Road section points
48
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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
6
Record created
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 10:46 AM
Record versioned
Sun, Oct 4, 2026 3:35 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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