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Lane 1 closure northbound

Cleared

Lane 1 closure northbound

Start time
Thu, Jan 22, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Jan 23, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M40 – Link Road From M42 J3A Northbound To M40 Southbound
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jan 21, 2026 1:32 PM
Last updated
Thu, Jan 22, 2026 2:30 PM
Cleared
Fri, Jan 23, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 1 closure northbound
Coordinates
52.348161, -1.826589
Latitude span
52.347489 – 52.350416
Longitude span
-1.842731 – -1.811876
Bounding box centre
52.348953, -1.827304
Location descriptions
  • link road from M42 J3A northbound to M40 southbound
  • M42 northbound between J3 and J3A
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Jan 22, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Jan 23, 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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M42 J3A northbound to M40 southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{6D73E3AB-CBEA-4EB3-A6FA-AB01C6EB41EC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
254 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.347612 -1.815993
52.347631 -1.815228
52.347643 -1.814758
52.347756 -1.812306
52.347756 -1.812262

Segment 2

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J3 and J3A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{E7703DDB-AF67-43BD-B227-36EA62C660C8}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
761 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.349132 -1.837257
52.349087 -1.836993
52.348992 -1.836553
52.348942 -1.836319
52.348679 -1.834851
52.34857 -1.834221
52.348519 -1.833887
52.348425 -1.833282
52.348235 -1.831961
52.348107 -1.830963
52.348025 -1.830259
52.347897 -1.828924
52.347761 -1.8275
52.347678 -1.826355

Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J3 and J3A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{A16146E6-1DFA-4C06-8CBC-7FB079ED4807}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
1,034 m
To Distance
1,434 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.350416 -1.842731
52.34972 -1.839942
52.34972 -1.839927
52.349485 -1.838915
52.349132 -1.837257

Segment 4

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J3 and J3A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{43BC30E1-D300-456F-AEA4-BE4D25A73358}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
706 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.347678 -1.826355
52.347675 -1.826282
52.347669 -1.826135
52.347614 -1.825255
52.347558 -1.82411
52.347549 -1.823802
52.347518 -1.822992
52.347511 -1.822803
52.347493 -1.820998
52.34749 -1.820763
52.347489 -1.820293
52.347514 -1.818869
52.347605 -1.816145
52.347612 -1.815993

Segment 5

2 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M42 J3A northbound to M40 southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M40
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{08007663-D81D-4951-BC60-C19FAA892AB4}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
26 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.347756 -1.812262
52.347769 -1.811876
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
40
First coordinate pair
-1.815993, 52.347612
Road section segments
1
Road section points
40
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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
2
Record created
Wed, Jan 21, 2026 1:32 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Jan 22, 2026 2:30 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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