Lane 1 and 2 closure southbound

Cleared

Lane 1 and 2 closure southbound

Start time
Wed, Mar 11, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Mar 12, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M6 TOLL – M42 Southbound Within J8
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected, 2 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Feb 23, 2026 9:00 AM
Last updated
Wed, Mar 11, 2026 5:26 PM
Cleared
Thu, Mar 12, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 1 and 2 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.504060, -1.722258
Latitude span
52.500175 – 52.507906
Longitude span
-1.724854 – -1.719353
Bounding box centre
52.504041, -1.722104
Location descriptions
  • M42 southbound within J8
  • M42 southbound within J7A
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Mar 11, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Mar 12, 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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound within J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M6 TOLL
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{F434F830-C4B6-4811-85AB-09DE451A7848}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
119 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.501271 -1.720158
52.501229 -1.720125
52.500836 -1.719823
52.500293 -1.719445

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound within J7A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{EBBC9AC4-F9CD-4F1F-A8F3-6720A444EF34}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
14 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.500293 -1.719445
52.500175 -1.719353

Segment 3

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound within J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6 TOLL
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{61DE31FE-51F8-448F-BA67-F368D13701BD}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
339 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.507338 -1.724614
52.507086 -1.724498
52.506546 -1.724177
52.505537 -1.72352
52.505105 -1.723199
52.504872 -1.723007
52.50452 -1.722717

Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound within J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6 TOLL
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{EFC1D991-1B3D-40EC-ACB7-9470B5EA1944}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
296 m
To Distance
361 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.507906 -1.724854
52.50759 -1.724716
52.507347 -1.724614
52.507338 -1.724614

Segment 5

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound within J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M6 TOLL
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{F50B3108-72E6-4643-AAC9-14762E9A6C52}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
400 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.50452 -1.722717
52.503108 -1.721585
52.503022 -1.721518
52.502121 -1.720818
52.501271 -1.720158
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
22
First coordinate pair
-1.720158, 52.501271
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
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
Mon, Feb 23, 2026 9:00 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Mar 11, 2026 5:26 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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