M42 southbound Jct 6 dedicated exit slip road closure to A45

Cleared

M42 southbound Jct 6 dedicated exit slip road closure to A45

Start time
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
7 hours 35 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M42 – M42 J6 Southbound Exit
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Reason
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 11:31 AM
Last updated
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 3:03 AM
Cleared
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 3:35 AM
  • Latest update: M42 southbound Jct 6 dedicated exit slip road closure to A45
Coordinates
52.447046, -1.708360
Latitude span
52.445942 – 52.448808
Longitude span
-1.708523 – -1.707910
Bounding box centre
52.447375, -1.708217
Location descriptions
  • M42 J6 southbound exit
  • link road from M42 J6 southbound exit to A452 junction with the A45
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
8 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 J6 southbound exit
Lanes Restricted
2 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
{51E9E747-C99E-C4FB-3205-901541E606CC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
75 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.448454 -1.708328
52.447785 -1.708492

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 J6 southbound exit
Lanes Restricted
2 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
{B23EB7DB-49A4-4A79-86E4-C9D8B5426AF1}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
24 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.447785 -1.708492
52.447569 -1.708523

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 J6 southbound exit
Lanes Restricted
2 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
{D177EFD0-6749-E6DA-8584-E01434BADF70}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
289 m
To Distance
328 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.448808 -1.708287
52.448454 -1.708328

Segment 4

11 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M42 J6 southbound exit to A452 junction with the A45
Lanes Restricted
2 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
{BB561887-108B-4224-9B4C-7705AA65F7EF}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
195 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.447569 -1.708523
52.446868 -1.708499
52.44685 -1.708498
52.446481 -1.708486
52.4464 -1.708472
52.446355 -1.708457
52.446274 -1.708399
52.446166 -1.708282
52.446049 -1.708135
52.445977 -1.708004
52.445942 -1.70791
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
17
First coordinate pair
-1.708328, 52.448454
Road section segments
1
Road section points
17
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
3
Record created
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 11:31 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 3:03 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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