Hardshoulder, lane 1 and 2 closure northbound

Cleared

Start time: Wed, Aug 5, 2026 7:40 PM
Expected end: Thu, Aug 6, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 3 hours 25 minutes 1 second
Road: M42 – M42 Northbound Within J5
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Northbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason: Roadworks

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First published: Wed, Aug 5, 2026 7:40 PM
Last updated: Wed, Aug 5, 2026 10:29 PM
Cleared: Wed, Aug 5, 2026 11:05 PM

Latest update: Hardshoulder, lane 1 and 2 closure northbound

Coordinates: 52.402414, -1.755421
Latitude span: 52.397068 – 52.405920
Longitude span: -1.763952 – -1.746751
Bounding box centre: 52.401494, -1.755352
Location descriptions: M42 northbound within J5

M42 northbound between J4 and J5

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Wed, Aug 5, 2026 7:40 PM
Overall feed end: Thu, Aug 6, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 9 hours 20 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 J5
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: {FA3F8A21-017F-424C-BC3E-5C69D1710890}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 120 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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52.405133 -1.75018
52.405293 -1.749562
52.405391 -1.749194

Segment 2

20 coordinate pairs

Description: M42 northbound between J4 and J5
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: {F94E39B7-3872-4FF7-AA48-2F99D9861700}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 644 m
To Distance: 1,561 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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52.399438 -1.761118
52.39959 -1.760926
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52.402942 -1.755851
52.403281 -1.755186

Segment 3

7 coordinate pairs

Description: M42 northbound within J5
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: {BEAAD88E-6404-4B40-932B-208D03710B88}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 176 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 J5
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: {6B273A33-4D1D-443D-86C4-D35D41711734}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 350 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 37
First coordinate pair: -1.750813, 52.404945
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 37

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