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Lane 1 closure northbound

Cleared

Lane 1 closure northbound

Start time
Sun, Feb 8, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Mon, Feb 9, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M42 – M42 Northbound Within J4
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Feb 2, 2026 3:28 PM
Last updated
Sun, Feb 8, 2026 8:21 PM
Cleared
Mon, Feb 9, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 1 closure northbound
Coordinates
52.373730, -1.791129
Latitude span
52.367231 – 52.380494
Longitude span
-1.797796 – -1.786092
Bounding box centre
52.373863, -1.791944
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound within J4
  • M42 northbound between J3A and J4
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sun, Feb 8, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Feb 9, 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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within 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
{94AC9291-D9BF-49F7-BED7-4A73697C3A92}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
245 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.377446 -1.78831
52.378209 -1.787807
52.378853 -1.787357
52.378972 -1.787274
52.379224 -1.787097

Segment 2

26 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
{ACF0C77D-0ED3-4B95-B0CD-F618BA277A5B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,072 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.368074 -1.7963
52.368262 -1.796005
52.368397 -1.795799
52.368711 -1.795298
52.368881 -1.795062
52.369213 -1.794606
52.369814 -1.793839
52.369993 -1.793633
52.37037 -1.79322
52.370607 -1.792968
52.370828 -1.792733
52.371223 -1.792364
52.371707 -1.791921
52.372048 -1.79164
52.372255 -1.791478
52.372641 -1.791197
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52.372874 -1.791034
52.373665 -1.79056
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52.375982 -1.789213
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Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within 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
{8873A2A4-8570-4371-8FC6-720B53991AA7}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
25 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.380292 -1.786254
52.380494 -1.786092

Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within 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
{5B6D6E29-E168-43B9-AA3A-B90D19CD9BF4}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
119 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.379322 -1.787023
52.379843 -1.786609
52.380292 -1.786254

Segment 5

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within 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
{CDAB516B-A328-4F96-9F06-59093177D2E6}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
107 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.376278 -1.78902
52.376583 -1.788813
52.377185 -1.788472

Segment 6

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within 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
{248F846A-0D2B-4233-8FBE-E19D146A365E}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
12 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.379224 -1.787097
52.379322 -1.787023

Segment 7

4 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
617 m
To Distance
733 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.367581 -1.797139
52.367886 -1.796624
52.367935 -1.796544
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
46
First coordinate pair
-1.788472, 52.377185
Road section segments
1
Road section points
46
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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
1
Record created
Mon, Feb 2, 2026 3:28 PM
Record versioned
Sun, Feb 8, 2026 8:21 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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