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Lane 1 closure northbound

Cleared

Lane 1 closure northbound

Start time
Sat, Jan 24, 2026 8:48 PM
Expected end
Sun, Jan 25, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours 12 minutes
Road
M42 – M42 Northbound Between J3A And J4
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sat, Jan 24, 2026 8:48 PM
Last updated
Sun, Jan 25, 2026 1:51 AM
Cleared
Sun, Jan 25, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 1 closure northbound
Coordinates
52.352938, -1.815941
Latitude span
52.347489 – 52.364021
Longitude span
-1.842924 – -1.803012
Bounding box centre
52.355755, -1.822968
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound between J3A and J4
  • M42 northbound within J3A
  • M42 northbound between J3 and J3A
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Sat, Jan 24, 2026 8:48 PM
Overall feed end
Sun, Jan 25, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 12 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J3A and J4
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 End2
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{861A900B-AC32-4A3D-8543-3C3A16B9E1CD}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
47 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.36299 -1.80418
52.36319 -1.803952

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J3A and J4
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{7BE788D8-6941-4B4F-89D0-451EC0F78AC3}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
112 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.36319 -1.803952
52.363663 -1.803457
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52.364021 -1.803012

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J3A and J4
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
{50DDB1C3-00BB-41AC-B778-E5C6FB6108C6}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
6 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 4

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J3A and J4
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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
472 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 5

23 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J3A
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
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
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To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 6

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
1,020 m
To Distance
1,434 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 7

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 
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Segment 8

22 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J3A and J4
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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
789 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 9

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
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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 
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Geometry type
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Geometry points
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First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
94
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Sat, Jan 24, 2026 8:48 PM
Record versioned
Sun, Jan 25, 2026 1:51 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

Driving on the M42? See every live closure, roadwork and planned restriction on this road.

M42 live closures

Related incidents

Lane 2 and 3 closure southbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M6 · M6 Southbound Between J6 And J5

Expected to clear in 6 hours 40 minutes

Started 14 Jun 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 15 Jun 2026, 05:00

Lane 2 and 3 closure southbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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Lane closure

Active Roadworks National Highways
Solihull A45 · Roundabout At A45/M42 J6

Expected to clear in 5 months 2 days

Started 12 May 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 17 Nov 2026, 06:00

lane closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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Lane 3 and 4 closure southbound

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M6 · M6 Southbound Between J6 And J5

Cleared 20 hours 4 minutes ago

Started 13 Jun 2026, 20:55 Ended 14 Jun 2026, 02:15

Lane 3 and 4 closure southbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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Lanes closures southbound

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M42 · M42 Southbound Between J7 And J6

Cleared 1 day 2 hours ago

Started 13 Jun 2026, 20:00 Ended 13 Jun 2026, 20:00

Lanes closures southbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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M42 southbound Jct 6 between the exit and entry slip roads carriageway closure

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M42 · M42 Southbound Within J6

Cleared 1 day 2 hours ago

Started 13 Jun 2026, 20:00 Ended 13 Jun 2026, 20:00

M42 southbound Jct 6 between the exit and entry slip roads carriageway closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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Lane 3 and 4 closure southbound

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M6 · M6 Southbound Between J6 And J5

Cleared 1 day 44 minutes ago

Started 13 Jun 2026, 20:00 Ended 13 Jun 2026, 21:35

Lane 3 and 4 closure southbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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