Lane 2 and 3 closure northbound

Cleared

Lane 2 and 3 closure northbound

Start time
Thu, Jan 29, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Jan 30, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M42 – M42 Northbound Between J4 And J5
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jan 29, 2026 3:50 AM
Last updated
Thu, Jan 29, 2026 4:49 PM
Cleared
Fri, Jan 30, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 2 and 3 closure northbound
Coordinates
52.398931, -1.761535
Latitude span
52.394174 – 52.403818
Longitude span
-1.768083 – -1.753900
Bounding box centre
52.398996, -1.760992
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound between J4 and J5
  • M42 northbound within J5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Jan 29, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Jan 30, 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

29 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J4 and J5
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
{F94E39B7-3872-4FF7-AA48-2F99D9861700}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
217 m
To Distance
1,561 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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52.394309 -1.767861
52.394846 -1.76705
52.395304 -1.766357
52.395348 -1.766283
52.395546 -1.765974
52.395698 -1.765782
52.395976 -1.765383
52.396227 -1.765044
52.396666 -1.764469
52.397285 -1.763672
52.39768 -1.763185
52.397928 -1.762889
52.39813 -1.76265
52.398451 -1.762269
52.39898 -1.761649
52.399438 -1.761118
52.39959 -1.760926
52.399787 -1.760689
52.400379 -1.759966
52.400415 -1.759918
52.400996 -1.759127
52.401645 -1.758161
52.402028 -1.757519
52.402082 -1.757429
52.402136 -1.75734
52.402503 -1.756677
52.402942 -1.755851
52.403281 -1.755186

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J5
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
{6B273A33-4D1D-443D-86C4-D35D41711734}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
105 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.403281 -1.755186
52.403818 -1.7539
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
31
First coordinate pair
-1.768083, 52.394174
Road section segments
1
Road section points
31
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
4
Record created
Thu, Jan 29, 2026 3:50 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Jan 29, 2026 4:49 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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