Hard shoulder and lane 1 closure northbound

Cleared

Hard shoulder and lane 1 closure northbound

Start time
Wed, Jul 8, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M42 – M42 Northbound Within J2
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jun 16, 2026 12:44 PM
Last updated
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 4:45 AM
Cleared
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Hard shoulder and lane 1 closure northbound
Coordinates
52.361748, -1.944997
Latitude span
52.361131 – 52.361926
Longitude span
-1.950128 – -1.938898
Bounding box centre
52.361529, -1.944513
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound within J2
  • M42 northbound between J2 and J3
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Jul 8, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 5:00 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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J2
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
{011A82D5-672C-4031-AABE-9F32C65BF7D1}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
109 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.3619 -1.949682
52.3619 -1.949623
52.361926 -1.948169
52.361926 -1.948081

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J2
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
{18337308-622C-454E-B75B-89F0AE81B22B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
327 m
To Distance
358 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.361875 -1.950128
52.3619 -1.949682

Segment 3

9 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 End2
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{55C0477A-05B9-4CC1-92D2-C615558D20D8}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
353 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.361843 -1.94394
52.361843 -1.943866
52.361726 -1.942677
52.36169 -1.942325
52.3616 -1.941679
52.361563 -1.9414
52.361473 -1.940783
52.361311 -1.939814
52.361131 -1.938898

Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J2
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
{57B3E6F3-C275-42AF-81B3-96B6F74F2830}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
282 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.361926 -1.948081
52.361916 -1.946128
52.361914 -1.946054
52.361843 -1.94394
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
19
First coordinate pair
-1.949682, 52.361900
Road section segments
1
Road section points
19
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Jun 16, 2026 12:44 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 4:45 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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