Hard shoulder, lane 1 and 2 closure northbound

Planned

Hard shoulder, lane 1 and 2 closure northbound

Start time
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M42 – M42 Northbound Between J2 And J3
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 11:35 AM
Last updated
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 4:48 AM
Cleared
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Hard shoulder, lane 1 and 2 closure northbound
Coordinates
52.361506, -1.949482
Latitude span
52.359535 – 52.361926
Longitude span
-1.964288 – -1.938898
Bounding box centre
52.360731, -1.951593
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound between J2 and J3
  • M42 northbound between J1 and J2
  • M42 northbound within J2
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 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 northbound between J2 and J3
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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 2

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J1 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{D8906FA4-AB1C-48D0-B36F-524014B491B1}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
50 m
To Distance
727 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.359535 -1.964288
52.360143 -1.962019
52.360744 -1.959345
52.361076 -1.957451
52.361085 -1.957363
52.361249 -1.956335
52.36148 -1.954895

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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

Segment 4

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
0 m
To Distance
358 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.36148 -1.954895
52.361621 -1.953691
52.361623 -1.953676
52.361703 -1.952575
52.36179 -1.951488
52.36182 -1.951106
52.3619 -1.949682

Segment 5

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
31
First coordinate pair
-1.943940, 52.361843
Road section segments
1
Road section points
31
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Oct 26, 2026 11:35 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 4:48 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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