Lane 3 closure northbound

Cleared

Lane 3 closure northbound

Start time
Thu, Jan 29, 2026 8:54 PM
Expected end
Fri, Jan 30, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours 6 minutes
Road
M42 – M42 Northbound Between M5 And J1
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jan 29, 2026 9:25 PM
Last updated
Thu, Jan 29, 2026 11:27 PM
Cleared
Fri, Jan 30, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 3 closure northbound
Coordinates
52.356135, -2.032775
Latitude span
52.355474 – 52.357106
Longitude span
-2.049068 – -2.017317
Bounding box centre
52.356290, -2.033193
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound between M5 and J1
  • M42 northbound between J1 and J2
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, Jan 29, 2026 8:54 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Jan 30, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 6 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
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
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{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
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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 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
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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
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{028AB3BB-377A-4B45-956B-04A123BB6A2D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
929 m
To Distance
1,109 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.355979 -2.049068
52.355921 -2.048227
52.355894 -2.047962
52.35576 -2.046449

Segment 4

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between M5 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{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
52.355624 -2.045095
52.355563 -2.044453
52.355501 -2.04341
52.355492 -2.043146
52.355474 -2.042397
52.355474 -2.041399

Segment 5

20 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J1 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
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
{C55BFC3B-0FEA-4946-A9A2-2BF0CF7EF481}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
865 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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52.357068 -2.02795
52.357089 -2.027194
52.357106 -2.026851
52.357101 -2.026388
52.357089 -2.02559
52.35705 -2.024607
52.356981 -2.023985
52.356882 -2.023031
52.356819 -2.022531
52.356757 -2.022091
52.35664 -2.021327
52.356523 -2.020666
52.356281 -2.01958
52.356253 -2.019477
52.356092 -2.018875
52.355993 -2.018508
52.355867 -2.018082
52.355706 -2.017559
52.355631 -2.017317
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
47
First coordinate pair
-2.046449, 52.355760
Road section segments
1
Road section points
47
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Jan 29, 2026 9:25 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Jan 29, 2026 11:27 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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