Lane 2 and 3 closure northbound
ClearedLane 2 and 3 closure northbound
- Start time
- Wed, Jan 14, 2026 9:00 PM
- Expected end
- Thu, Jan 15, 2026 6:00 AM
- Duration
- 9 hours
- Road
- M42 – M42 Northbound Between M5 And J1
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Direction
- Northbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes affected
- 2 of 2 lanes affected
- Reason
- Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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- First published
- Wed, Dec 17, 2025 10:46 AM
- Last updated
- Wed, Jan 14, 2026 4:56 PM
- Cleared
- Thu, Jan 15, 2026 6:00 AM
- Latest update: Lane 2 and 3 closure northbound
- Coordinates
- 52.355645, -2.027644
- Latitude span
- 52.353217 – 52.357106
- Longitude span
- -2.048870 – -2.006441
- Bounding box centre
- 52.355162, -2.027656
- Location descriptions
-
- M42 northbound between M5 and J1
- M42 northbound between J1 and J2
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Wed, Jan 14, 2026 9:00 PM
- Overall feed end
- Thu, Jan 15, 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
2 coordinate pairs- Description
- M42 northbound between M5 and J1
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes 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
- {B30D6069-F67C-4F15-A96F-CCFDA5DE003C}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 93 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
52.35576 -2.046449 52.355624 -2.045095
Segment 2
15 coordinate pairs- Description
- M42 northbound between J1 and J2
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 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
- {228E73BD-8E1A-47BB-A999-67B7BEBB8992}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 823 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
52.355474 -2.041399 52.355484 -2.0404 52.355493 -2.039916 52.355538 -2.038917 52.355565 -2.038536 52.355583 -2.038242 52.355638 -2.037655 52.355701 -2.037023 52.355728 -2.0367 52.355809 -2.036128 52.355917 -2.03532 52.356196 -2.033676 52.356547 -2.031929 52.3568 -2.030638 52.356937 -2.029602
Segment 3
4 coordinate pairs- Description
- M42 northbound between M5 and J1
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 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
- {028AB3BB-377A-4B45-956B-04A123BB6A2D}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 943 m
- To Distance
- 1,109 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
52.355965 -2.04887 52.355921 -2.048227 52.355894 -2.047962 52.35576 -2.046449
Segment 4
11 coordinate pairs- Description
- M42 northbound between J1 and J2
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 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
- {0CFF41BF-F3B7-4306-BCE1-CE93FED7643C}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 524 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 5
24 coordinate pairs- Description
- M42 northbound between J1 and J2
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 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
- {C55BFC3B-0FEA-4946-A9A2-2BF0CF7EF481}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 1,134 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 6
6 coordinate pairs- Description
- M42 northbound between M5 and J1
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes 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
- {CE7D8273-5881-4B45-84F6-13F177859668}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 252 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 62
- First coordinate pair
- -2.046449, 52.355760
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 62
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- Cause type
- Road Maintenance
- Detailed cause
- Repair Work
- Compliance
- Mandatory
- Probability
- Probable
- Validity status
- Planned
- Road management
- Other
- Feed provider
- National Highways
- Data source
- Roadworks
- Feed version
- 2
- Record created
- Wed, Dec 17, 2025 10:46 AM
- Record versioned
- Wed, Jan 14, 2026 4:56 PM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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M42 live closuresRelated incidents
Lane 1, 2 and 3 closure northbound
Active Roadworks National Highways
Bromsgrove
M5 · M5 Northbound Between J5 And J4A
Expected to clear in 5 hours 8 minutes
Started 14 Jun 2026, 19:51
Expected clear 15 Jun 2026, 05:00
Lane 1, 2 and 3 closure northbound
Category: Road Maintenance
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Lane 1, 2 and 3 closure northbound
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Bromsgrove
M5 · M5 Northbound Between J5 And J4A
Cleared 3 hours 21 minutes ago
Started 14 Jun 2026, 20:00
Ended 14 Jun 2026, 20:30
Lane 1, 2 and 3 closure northbound
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 3 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 3 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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M6 southbound Jct 6 to Jct 4 carriageway closure
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Solihull
M42 · M42 Northbound Between J8 And J9
Cleared 1 day 19 hours ago
Started 12 Jun 2026, 20:33
Ended 13 Jun 2026, 03:55
M6 southbound Jct 6 to Jct 4 carriageway closure
Category: Road Maintenance
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M5 northbound jct 4a to jct 3 carriageway closure
Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Bromsgrove
A38 · Roundabout At M5/A38/A491
Cleared 1 day 23 hours ago
Started 12 Jun 2026, 20:18
Ended 13 Jun 2026, 00:15
M5 northbound jct 4a to jct 3 carriageway closure
Category: Road Maintenance
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