Jct 6 entry slip lane 1 closure southbound

Cleared

Jct 6 entry slip lane 1 closure southbound

Start time
Thu, Mar 19, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Mar 20, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M42 – M42 J6 Southbound Access
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 1 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Mar 19, 2026 5:06 AM
Last updated
Thu, Mar 19, 2026 8:00 PM
Cleared
Fri, Mar 20, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Jct 6 entry slip lane 1 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.440678, -1.712170
Latitude span
52.436444 – 52.443913
Longitude span
-1.714663 – -1.709639
Bounding box centre
52.440179, -1.712151
Location descriptions
  • M42 J6 southbound access
  • M42 southbound between J6 and J5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Mar 19, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Mar 20, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 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

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 J6 southbound access
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{CED6165E-E471-492B-868D-6A25EB22BBE9}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
15 m
To Distance
291 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.443913 -1.709639
52.443886 -1.70968
52.443823 -1.709769
52.443698 -1.709916
52.443635 -1.709974
52.442891 -1.710657
52.442218 -1.711236
52.441769 -1.711694

Segment 2

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound between J6 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
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
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{CD88901C-D435-4BC7-9C81-A6BE3E1D7146}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
627 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.441769 -1.711694
52.441096 -1.712184
52.440055 -1.712912
52.439732 -1.71312
52.439265 -1.713388
52.438807 -1.713641
52.438008 -1.714043
52.43782 -1.714133
52.43746 -1.714282
52.436589 -1.714611
52.436444 -1.714663
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
19
First coordinate pair
-1.709639, 52.443913
Road section segments
1
Road section points
19
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
4
Record created
Thu, Mar 19, 2026 5:06 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Mar 19, 2026 8:00 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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