Hardshoulder and lane 1 closure northbound

Planned

Hardshoulder and lane 1 closure northbound

Start time
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M42 – M42 Northbound Between J1 And 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
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 1:39 PM
Last updated
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 2:17 AM
Cleared
Wed, Oct 14, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Hardshoulder and lane 1 closure northbound
Coordinates
52.358013, -1.970101
Latitude span
52.356007 – 52.361311
Longitude span
-1.980716 – -1.955948
Bounding box centre
52.358659, -1.968332
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound between J1 and J2
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Oct 14, 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

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J1 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
0 m
To Distance
653 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.359353 -1.964971
52.360143 -1.962019
52.360744 -1.959345
52.361076 -1.957451
52.361085 -1.957363
52.361249 -1.956335
52.361311 -1.955948

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J1 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{0BA3A643-914A-4DC9-9BFB-749440B5ACE3}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
1,307 m
To Distance
1,500 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.356007 -1.980716
52.356084 -1.979774
52.356173 -1.978672
52.356251 -1.977912

Segment 3

16 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J1 and 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 End2
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{1317DDF3-1D68-44FF-AA1E-C062A5DBB850}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
950 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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52.35629 -1.977498
52.356416 -1.976514
52.356461 -1.97625
52.356537 -1.975721
52.356577 -1.975442
52.356721 -1.974664
52.356963 -1.973474
52.357054 -1.973078
52.357125 -1.972769
52.357305 -1.97205
52.357511 -1.971227
52.358302 -1.968437
52.35867 -1.967222
52.359344 -1.965
52.359353 -1.964971
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
27
First coordinate pair
-1.964971, 52.359353
Road section segments
1
Road section points
27
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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
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 1:39 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Oct 13, 2026 2:17 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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