Hard shoulder closure southbound

Cleared

Hard shoulder closure southbound

Start time
Mon, Feb 23, 2026 9:00 AM
Expected end
Mon, Feb 23, 2026 6:00 PM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M42 – M42 Southbound Between J2 And J1
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Roadside Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Feb 2, 2026 1:27 PM
Last updated
Mon, Feb 23, 2026 5:01 PM
Cleared
Mon, Feb 23, 2026 6:00 PM
  • Latest update: Hard shoulder closure southbound
Coordinates
52.356393, -2.030025
Latitude span
52.355459 – 52.356919
Longitude span
-2.037655 – -2.022978
Bounding box centre
52.356189, -2.030317
Location descriptions
  • M42 southbound between J2 and J1
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Feb 23, 2026 9:00 AM
Overall feed end
Mon, Feb 23, 2026 6:00 PM
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

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound between J2 and J1
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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{A393144A-E19E-46F8-853C-65E3A2355F71}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
664 m
To Distance
1,119 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.356689 -2.022978
52.356702 -2.023089
52.356747 -2.023471
52.356868 -2.024654
52.356913 -2.025738
52.356919 -2.026888
52.356897 -2.02769
52.35684 -2.028589
52.356737 -2.029604

Segment 2

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound between J2 and J1
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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{62D32EAD-A1E2-4BB6-A85E-6948AF08A6CD}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
567 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.356737 -2.029604
52.35661 -2.030629
52.356269 -2.032472
52.355989 -2.033881
52.355845 -2.034777
52.355701 -2.035716
52.355602 -2.036362
52.355557 -2.036656
52.355459 -2.037655
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
18
First coordinate pair
-2.022978, 52.356689
Road section segments
1
Road section points
18
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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            52.356689
        ],
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadside Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Feb 2, 2026 1:27 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Feb 23, 2026 5:01 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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