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Lane 1 and 2 closure northbound

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Lane 1 and 2 closure northbound

Start time
Mon, Dec 15, 2025 9:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Dec 16, 2025 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M42 – M42 Northbound Between J5 And J6
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sat, Dec 13, 2025 4:15 AM
Last updated
Mon, Dec 15, 2025 9:15 PM
Cleared
Tue, Dec 16, 2025 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 1 and 2 closure northbound
Coordinates
52.420847, -1.722340
Latitude span
52.414850 – 52.426327
Longitude span
-1.726511 – -1.719041
Bounding box centre
52.420589, -1.722776
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound between J5 and J6
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Dec 15, 2025 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Dec 16, 2025 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J5 and J6
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
{E92E4AA6-9AD0-4C85-D68E-40E53598A5CD}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
43 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.420633 -1.722344
52.420677 -1.722316
52.420996 -1.722115

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J5 and J6
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
{8D835DAA-E1F2-434D-36B9-493E89AC6A4A}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
9 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.424545 -1.719975
52.424625 -1.719932

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J5 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{66ADE1C7-6949-4890-8EA0-AE38BDA016D0}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
970 m
To Distance
1,052 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.41485 -1.726511
52.415337 -1.726098
52.415508 -1.725965

Segment 4

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J5 and J6
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
{D52B532C-99D3-3E9C-EAA4-043BCCE1C5B7}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
304 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.420996 -1.722115
52.421126 -1.722034
52.421289 -1.721933
52.421988 -1.721499
52.423038 -1.72086
52.423559 -1.720562

Segment 5

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J5 and J6
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
{76AD272A-E736-4CB9-91E0-2BABFDE586BC}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
621 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.415508 -1.725965
52.415696 -1.725817
52.41619 -1.725446
52.417078 -1.724779
52.417688 -1.724349
52.418532 -1.723741
52.419474 -1.723103
52.420309 -1.722553
52.420633 -1.722344

Segment 6

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J5 and J6
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
{4B5C6830-2E92-3394-AD0D-5675DFE9BE7B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
102 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.423676 -1.720492
52.424394 -1.720057
52.424545 -1.719975

Segment 7

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J5 and J6
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
{156EBE76-D593-6299-E3DD-BED587B77103}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
198 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.424625 -1.719932
52.425193 -1.719626
52.426327 -1.719041

Segment 8

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J5 and J6
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
{53A60089-F2B8-4737-82AA-F000BAE21E58}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
13 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.423559 -1.720562
52.423676 -1.720492
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
31
First coordinate pair
-1.722344, 52.420633
Road section segments
1
Road section points
31
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
3
Record created
Sat, Dec 13, 2025 4:15 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Dec 15, 2025 9:15 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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