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Hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 closure

Cleared

Hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 closure

Start time
Wed, Nov 12, 2025 8:41 PM
Expected end
Thu, Nov 13, 2025 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours 19 minutes
Road
M42 – M42 Northbound Within 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
Wed, Nov 12, 2025 8:41 PM
Last updated
Wed, Nov 12, 2025 10:42 PM
Cleared
Thu, Nov 13, 2025 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: Hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 closure
Coordinates
52.353636, -1.874619
Latitude span
52.349794 – 52.355333
Longitude span
-1.898716 – -1.840240
Bounding box centre
52.352564, -1.869478
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound within J3
  • M42 northbound between J3 and J3A
  • M42 northbound between J2 and J3
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Nov 12, 2025 8:41 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Nov 13, 2025 6:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 19 minutes
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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within 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 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
144 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.354925 -1.886701
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Segment 2

22 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J3 and J3A
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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,543 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within 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 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
291 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 4

16 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J3 and J3A
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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
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To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 5

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within 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 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
366 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 6

3 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
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
1,278 m
To Distance
1,294 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 7

12 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 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
495 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.35483 -1.89165
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Segment 8

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within 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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
11 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Geometry type
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Geometry points
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First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
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Road section points
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Nov 12, 2025 8:41 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Nov 12, 2025 10:42 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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