Lane 1 and 2 closure southbound

Cleared

Start time: Wed, Mar 11, 2026 8:45 PM
Expected end: Thu, Mar 12, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 8 hours 15 minutes
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

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First published: Wed, Mar 11, 2026 9:17 PM
Last updated: Wed, Mar 11, 2026 10:52 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: Active
Overall feed start: Wed, Mar 11, 2026 8:45 PM
Overall feed end: Thu, Mar 12, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 8 hours 15 minutes
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

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

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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

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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

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Cause type: Construction Work
Detailed cause: Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Other