Lane 1 closure northbound

Planned

Lane 1 closure northbound

Start time
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M42 – M42 Northbound Between J3 And J3A
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 10:37 AM
Last updated
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 4:08 AM
Cleared
Thu, Oct 29, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 1 closure northbound
Coordinates
52.348327, -1.830610
Latitude span
52.347490 – 52.350467
Longitude span
-1.842934 – -1.820494
Bounding box centre
52.348979, -1.831714
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound between J3 and J3A
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 29, 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

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J3 and J3A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
400 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
52.34749 -1.820494

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J3 and J3A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
1,019 m
To Distance
1,434 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.350467 -1.842934
52.34972 -1.839942
52.34972 -1.839927
52.349485 -1.838915
52.349132 -1.837257

Segment 3

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J3 and J3A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
30
First coordinate pair
-1.826355, 52.347678
Road section segments
1
Road section points
30
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 10:37 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Oct 28, 2026 4:08 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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