Lane 1 closure northbound

Cleared

Lane 1 closure northbound

Start time
Tue, Mar 17, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Mar 18, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M42 – M42 Northbound Between J1 And J2
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Mar 2, 2026 7:23 AM
Last updated
Tue, Mar 17, 2026 8:14 PM
Cleared
Wed, Mar 18, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 1 closure northbound
Coordinates
52.361047, -1.957081
Latitude span
52.359360 – 52.361652
Longitude span
-1.964944 – -1.953274
Bounding box centre
52.360506, -1.959109
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound between J1 and J2
  • M42 northbound within J2
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Mar 17, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Mar 18, 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

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J1 and J2
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
{D8906FA4-AB1C-48D0-B36F-524014B491B1}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
1 m
To Distance
727 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.35936 -1.964944
52.360143 -1.962019
52.360744 -1.959345
52.361076 -1.957451
52.361085 -1.957363
52.361249 -1.956335
52.36148 -1.954895

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J2
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
{18337308-622C-454E-B75B-89F0AE81B22B}
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
52.36148 -1.954895
52.361621 -1.953691
52.361623 -1.953676
52.361652 -1.953274
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
11
First coordinate pair
-1.964944, 52.359360
Road section segments
1
Road section points
11
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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                52.361076
            ],
            [
                -1.957363,
                52.361085
            ],
            [
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                52.361249
            ],
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            ],
            [
                -1.954895,
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            ],
            [
                -1.953691,
                52.361621
            ],
            [
                -1.953676,
                52.361623
            ],
            [
                -1.953274,
                52.361652
            ]
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View road section coordinates
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        [
            -1.964944,
            52.35936
        ],
        [
            -1.962019,
            52.360143
        ],
        [
            -1.959345,
            52.360744
        ],
        [
            -1.957451,
            52.361076
        ],
        [
            -1.957363,
            52.361085
        ],
        [
            -1.956335,
            52.361249
        ],
        [
            -1.954895,
            52.36148
        ],
        [
            -1.954895,
            52.36148
        ],
        [
            -1.953691,
            52.361621
        ],
        [
            -1.953676,
            52.361623
        ],
        [
            -1.953274,
            52.361652
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Mar 2, 2026 7:23 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Mar 17, 2026 8:14 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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