Hardshoulder and lane 1 closure southbound

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Start time: Wed, Oct 28, 2026 10:20 PM
Expected end: Thu, Oct 29, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 6 hours 40 minutes
Road: M42 – Link Road From M42 Southbound To M5 J4A Southbound
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason: Other

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First published: Wed, Oct 28, 2026 10:20 PM
Last updated: Thu, Oct 29, 2026 12:15 AM
Cleared: Thu, Oct 29, 2026 5:00 AM

Latest update: Hardshoulder and lane 1 closure southbound

Coordinates: 52.350783, -2.071060
Latitude span: 52.347496 – 52.353911
Longitude span: -2.074847 – -2.064768
Bounding box centre: 52.350703, -2.069808
Location descriptions: link road from M42 southbound to M5 J4A southbound

M5 southbound between J4A and J5

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Wed, Oct 28, 2026 10:20 PM
Overall feed end: Thu, Oct 29, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 6 hours 40 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

15 coordinate pairs

Description: link road from M42 southbound to M5 J4A southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 2 operational lanes
Direction On Section: South Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: M42
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {229B2580-D31F-4CEF-948B-A8372B7F7859}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 618 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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52.351756 -2.07095
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52.35128 -2.071478
52.35056 -2.072137

Segment 2

9 coordinate pairs

Description: M5 southbound between J4A and J5
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 3 operational lanes
Direction On Section: South Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: M5
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {7AC6D193-95CE-4D1F-8553-B8D5B7DEA08F}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 299 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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52.348914 -2.07325
52.348518 -2.073646
52.348149 -2.074041

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs

Description: link road from M42 southbound to M5 J4A southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 2 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: {1E57C907-D031-4B58-AC9E-FD93BD96507E}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 171 m
To Distance: 198 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

52.353911 -2.064768
52.353818 -2.065139

Segment 4

6 coordinate pairs

Description: M5 southbound between J4A and J5
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 3 operational lanes
Direction On Section: South Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End2
Linear Element Road: M5
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {E6F1C328-8617-41DC-9D59-05ECF4B01626}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 91 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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52.34752 -2.074818
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Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 32
First coordinate pair: -2.065139, 52.353818
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 32

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Other
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Other