Lane 1 and 2 closure northbound

Cleared

Lane 1 and 2 closure northbound

Start time
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M42 – M42 Northbound Between J4 And J5
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 2:15 PM
Last updated
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 12:25 AM
Cleared
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 1 and 2 closure northbound
Coordinates
52.395434, -1.766380
Latitude span
52.391914 – 52.398490
Longitude span
-1.771899 – -1.762224
Bounding box centre
52.395202, -1.767062
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound between J4 and J5
Feed validity status
Suspended
Overall feed start
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours
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

19 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
0 m
To Distance
841 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
52.39849 -1.762224

Segment 2

3 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
1,387 m
To Distance
1,532 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.391914 -1.771899
52.392723 -1.770529
52.392812 -1.770367
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
22
First coordinate pair
-1.770367, 52.392812
Road section segments
1
Road section points
22
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Suspended
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 2:15 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 12:25 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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