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Lane 1 and 2 closure northbound

Cleared

Lane 1 and 2 closure northbound

Start time
Fri, Mar 20, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Mar 21, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M42 – M42 Northbound Between J3A And J4
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Mar 20, 2026 11:45 AM
Last updated
Sat, Mar 21, 2026 12:21 AM
Cleared
Sat, Mar 21, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 1 and 2 closure northbound
Coordinates
52.383641, -1.782335
Latitude span
52.376115 – 52.392285
Longitude span
-1.789126 – -1.771270
Bounding box centre
52.384200, -1.780198
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound between J3A and J4
  • M42 northbound within J4
  • M42 northbound between J4 and J5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Mar 20, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Mar 21, 2026 6:00 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J3A and J4
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
{ACF0C77D-0ED3-4B95-B0CD-F618BA277A5B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
1,053 m
To Distance
1,072 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.376115 -1.789126
52.376278 -1.78902

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J4
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
{8873A2A4-8570-4371-8FC6-720B53991AA7}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
242 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.380292 -1.786254
52.380974 -1.785707
52.381504 -1.785264
52.381854 -1.784954
52.381863 -1.784939
52.382231 -1.784629

Segment 3

27 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
{32E7493C-220D-453B-9421-B19127DFC80D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,447 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.382536 -1.784392
52.383065 -1.783861
52.383353 -1.78358
52.383918 -1.782982
52.384035 -1.782858
52.384384 -1.782488
52.384779 -1.78206
52.385676 -1.781027
52.386017 -1.78057
52.38634 -1.780186
52.386515 -1.779964
52.386654 -1.779788
52.387282 -1.778977
52.387775 -1.778313
52.388403 -1.777443
52.388582 -1.777179
52.389174 -1.776308
52.389971 -1.775099
52.390196 -1.77473
52.390302 -1.774555
52.390581 -1.774096
52.390823 -1.773713
52.390859 -1.773654
52.391782 -1.772121
52.391834 -1.772034
52.392285 -1.77127

Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J4
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
{CDAB516B-A328-4F96-9F06-59093177D2E6}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
107 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.376278 -1.78902
52.376583 -1.788813
52.377185 -1.788472

Segment 5

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J4
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
{5B6D6E29-E168-43B9-AA3A-B90D19CD9BF4}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
119 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.379322 -1.787023
52.379843 -1.786609
52.380292 -1.786254

Segment 6

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J4
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
{248F846A-0D2B-4233-8FBE-E19D146A365E}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
12 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.379224 -1.787097
52.379322 -1.787023

Segment 7

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J4
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
{94AC9291-D9BF-49F7-BED7-4A73697C3A92}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
245 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.377446 -1.78831
52.378209 -1.787807
52.378853 -1.787357
52.378972 -1.787274
52.379224 -1.787097
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
49
First coordinate pair
-1.789126, 52.376115
Road section segments
1
Road section points
49
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
4
Record created
Fri, Mar 20, 2026 11:45 AM
Record versioned
Sat, Mar 21, 2026 12:21 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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