Lane 1, 2 and 3 closure northbound

Cleared

Lane 1, 2 and 3 closure northbound

Start time
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
1 hour 20 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M42 – M42 Northbound Between J4 And J5
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
3 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 9:33 AM
Last updated
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 8:51 PM
Cleared
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 9:20 PM
  • Latest update: Lane 1, 2 and 3 closure northbound
Coordinates
52.395618, -1.766139
Latitude span
52.391902 – 52.399209
Longitude span
-1.771920 – -1.761384
Bounding box centre
52.395556, -1.766652
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound between J4 and J5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Oct 20, 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

20 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J4 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
0 m
To Distance
940 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.392812 -1.770367
52.39335 -1.769439
52.393887 -1.768554
52.394155 -1.768114
52.394309 -1.767861
52.394846 -1.76705
52.395304 -1.766357
52.395348 -1.766283
52.395546 -1.765974
52.395698 -1.765782
52.395976 -1.765383
52.396227 -1.765044
52.396666 -1.764469
52.397285 -1.763672
52.39768 -1.763185
52.397928 -1.762889
52.39813 -1.76265
52.398451 -1.762269
52.39898 -1.761649
52.399209 -1.761384

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J4 and J5
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{32E7493C-220D-453B-9421-B19127DFC80D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
1,385 m
To Distance
1,532 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.391902 -1.77192
52.392723 -1.770529
52.392812 -1.770367
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
23
First coordinate pair
-1.770367, 52.392812
Road section segments
1
Road section points
23
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting 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 15, 2026 9:33 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 8:51 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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