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Hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 closure northbound

Cleared

Hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 closure northbound

Start time
Tue, Jan 27, 2026 8:41 PM
Expected end
Wed, Jan 28, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 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
Tue, Jan 27, 2026 8:41 PM
Last updated
Wed, Jan 28, 2026 3:55 AM
Cleared
Wed, Jan 28, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Hard shoulder, lanes 1 and 2 closure northbound
Coordinates
52.352524, -1.865606
Latitude span
52.347672 – 52.355338
Longitude span
-1.898863 – -1.826203
Bounding box centre
52.351505, -1.862533
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
Tue, Jan 27, 2026 8:41 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Jan 28, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 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

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
{98AD4DF6-CBEC-4CAE-865F-6056CE6372CD}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
11 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.354931 -1.879334

Segment 2

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
{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 
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52.354925 -1.886701
52.355022 -1.88513
52.355031 -1.884881

Segment 3

14 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
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
761 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 4

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
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Segment 5

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
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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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Segment 6

19 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
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,434 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 7

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
{9B54CF38-4C79-478E-A30A-06019C8FEED6}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
1,268 m
To Distance
1,294 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 8

3 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
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
10 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.347675 -1.826282
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Segment 9

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 10

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
{8E6CC054-E493-419B-89CA-9E873CAEDD93}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
366 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Geometry type
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Geometry points
93
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
93
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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
4
Record created
Tue, Jan 27, 2026 8:41 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Jan 28, 2026 3:55 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

Driving on the M42? See every live closure, roadwork and planned restriction on this road.

M42 live closures

Related incidents

Lane 2 and 3 closure southbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M6 · M6 Southbound Between J6 And J5

Expected to clear in 6 hours 32 minutes

Started 14 Jun 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 15 Jun 2026, 05:00

Lane 2 and 3 closure southbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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Lane closure

Active Roadworks National Highways
Solihull A45 · Roundabout At A45/M42 J6

Expected to clear in 5 months 2 days

Started 12 May 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 17 Nov 2026, 06:00

lane closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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Lane 3 and 4 closure southbound

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M6 · M6 Southbound Between J6 And J5

Cleared 20 hours 12 minutes ago

Started 13 Jun 2026, 20:55 Ended 14 Jun 2026, 02:15

Lane 3 and 4 closure southbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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Lanes closures southbound

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M42 · M42 Southbound Between J7 And J6

Cleared 1 day 2 hours ago

Started 13 Jun 2026, 20:00 Ended 13 Jun 2026, 20:00

Lanes closures southbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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M42 southbound Jct 6 between the exit and entry slip roads carriageway closure

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M42 · M42 Southbound Within J6

Cleared 1 day 2 hours ago

Started 13 Jun 2026, 20:00 Ended 13 Jun 2026, 20:00

M42 southbound Jct 6 between the exit and entry slip roads carriageway closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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Lane 3 and 4 closure southbound

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M6 · M6 Southbound Between J6 And J5

Cleared 1 day 52 minutes ago

Started 13 Jun 2026, 20:00 Ended 13 Jun 2026, 21:35

Lane 3 and 4 closure southbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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