Hard shoulder and lane 1 closure northbound

Cleared

Hard shoulder and lane 1 closure northbound

Start time
Sat, Jan 31, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Sun, Feb 1, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M42 – M42 Northbound Between J2 And J3
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jan 28, 2026 1:50 PM
Last updated
Sun, Feb 1, 2026 12:49 AM
Cleared
Sun, Feb 1, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: Hard shoulder and lane 1 closure northbound
Coordinates
52.355050, -1.892925
Latitude span
52.354801 – 52.355368
Longitude span
-1.901964 – -1.884319
Bounding box centre
52.355085, -1.893142
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound between J2 and J3
  • M42 northbound within J3
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sat, Jan 31, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sun, Feb 1, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
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

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J2 and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{EF205A4C-F1B5-4FEB-BFD9-3DE30FC94A35}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
495 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.355325 -1.898488
52.355294 -1.897991
52.355222 -1.897023
52.355113 -1.895716
52.355076 -1.89529
52.355031 -1.894821
52.355031 -1.894806
52.354958 -1.894013
52.354895 -1.893221
52.354885 -1.892927
52.35483 -1.89165
52.354812 -1.891268

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J2 and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{9B54CF38-4C79-478E-A30A-06019C8FEED6}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
1,057 m
To Distance
1,294 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.35533 -1.901964
52.355351 -1.901339
52.355368 -1.900179
52.355359 -1.899562
52.355331 -1.898637
52.355325 -1.898488

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{AECFEF7A-A0A9-48CD-B070-D9D89C158C35}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
144 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.354916 -1.886995
52.354925 -1.886701
52.355022 -1.88513
52.355031 -1.884881

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{8E6CC054-E493-419B-89CA-9E873CAEDD93}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
38 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.355031 -1.884881
52.355052 -1.884319

Segment 5

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{49F5E10A-09A5-44C0-A902-F87A339E1C36}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
291 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.354812 -1.891268
52.354803 -1.89096
52.354802 -1.89027
52.354801 -1.88955
52.354845 -1.888405
52.354916 -1.886995
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
30
First coordinate pair
-1.898488, 52.355325
Road section segments
1
Road section points
30
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
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Wed, Jan 28, 2026 1:50 PM
Record versioned
Sun, Feb 1, 2026 12:49 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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