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24/7 Hard shoulder closure northbound

Cleared

24/7 Hard shoulder closure northbound

Start time
Mon, Nov 25, 2024 6:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Mar 31, 2026 10:59 PM
Duration
1 year 4 months 6 days
Road
M42 – M42 Northbound Between J5 And J6
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
Thu, Nov 6, 2025 8:47 AM
Last updated
Fri, Mar 20, 2026 2:23 AM
Cleared
Tue, Mar 31, 2026 10:59 PM
  • Latest update: 24/7 Hard shoulder closure northbound
Coordinates
52.422115, -1.721622
Latitude span
52.415151 – 52.429372
Longitude span
-1.726256 – -1.717608
Bounding box centre
52.422262, -1.721932
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound between J5 and J6
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Nov 25, 2024 6:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Mar 31, 2026 10:59 PM
Feed window length
1 year 4 months 6 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

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J5 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{76AD272A-E736-4CB9-91E0-2BABFDE586BC}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
621 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.415508 -1.725965
52.415696 -1.725817
52.41619 -1.725446
52.417078 -1.724779
52.417688 -1.724349
52.418532 -1.723741
52.419474 -1.723103
52.420309 -1.722553
52.420633 -1.722344

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J5 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
1,008 m
To Distance
1,052 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.415151 -1.726256
52.415337 -1.726098
52.415508 -1.725965

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J5 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{4B5C6830-2E92-3394-AD0D-5675DFE9BE7B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
102 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.423676 -1.720492
52.424394 -1.720057
52.424545 -1.719975

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J5 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{14C3DB0B-BCF0-4218-A2DC-F9D53C9CBDF2}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
32 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.42909 -1.717733
52.429372 -1.717608

Segment 5

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J5 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{156EBE76-D593-6299-E3DD-BED587B77103}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
518 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.425193 -1.719626
52.426335 -1.719037
52.426665 -1.718866
52.428722 -1.717897
52.428731 -1.717893
52.42909 -1.717733

Segment 6

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J5 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
304 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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52.421126 -1.722034
52.421289 -1.721933
52.421988 -1.721499
52.423038 -1.72086
52.423559 -1.720562

Segment 7

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J5 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{8D835DAA-E1F2-434D-36B9-493E89AC6A4A}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
9 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.424545 -1.719975
52.424625 -1.719932

Segment 8

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J5 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{53A60089-F2B8-4737-82AA-F000BAE21E58}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
13 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.423559 -1.720562
52.423676 -1.720492

Segment 9

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J5 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{E92E4AA6-9AD0-4C85-D68E-40E53598A5CD}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
43 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.420677 -1.722316
52.420996 -1.722115
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
37
First coordinate pair
-1.725965, 52.415508
Road section segments
1
Road section points
37
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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
14
Record created
Thu, Nov 6, 2025 8:47 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Mar 20, 2026 2:23 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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M42 live closures

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Lane 2 and 3 closure southbound

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Lane 3 and 4 closure southbound

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Lane 3 and 4 closure southbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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Lanes closures southbound

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Cleared 1 day 52 minutes ago

Started 13 Jun 2026, 20:00 Ended 13 Jun 2026, 20:00

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Category: Road Maintenance
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M42 southbound Jct 6 between the exit and entry slip roads carriageway closure

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M42 · M42 Southbound Within J6

Cleared 1 day 52 minutes ago

Started 13 Jun 2026, 20:00 Ended 13 Jun 2026, 20:00

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

Category: Road Maintenance
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Lane 3 and 4 closure southbound

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M6 · M6 Southbound Between J6 And J5

Cleared 23 hours 17 minutes ago

Started 13 Jun 2026, 20:00 Ended 13 Jun 2026, 21:35

Lane 3 and 4 closure southbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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