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Lane closure northbound

Cleared

Lane closure northbound

Start time
Fri, Apr 24, 2026 8:18 PM
Expected end
Sat, Apr 25, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 42 minutes
Road
M42 – M42 Northbound Within J5
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Apr 24, 2026 8:18 PM
Last updated
Sat, Apr 25, 2026 2:10 AM
Cleared
Sat, Apr 25, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane closure northbound
Coordinates
52.407765, -1.741058
Latitude span
52.399946 – 52.416192
Longitude span
-1.760496 – -1.725445
Bounding box centre
52.408069, -1.742971
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound within J5
  • M42 northbound between J5 and J6
  • M42 northbound between J4 and J5
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Fri, Apr 24, 2026 8:18 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Apr 25, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 42 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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J5
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
{FA3F8A21-017F-424C-BC3E-5C69D1710890}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
120 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.405133 -1.75018
52.405293 -1.749562
52.405391 -1.749194

Segment 2

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J5
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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
355 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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52.406059 -1.746
52.406183 -1.74522
52.406342 -1.744213

Segment 3

25 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J5 and J6
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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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52.409572 -1.733073
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52.410012 -1.732247
52.410136 -1.732026
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52.413594 -1.727579
52.413991 -1.727239
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Segment 4

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J4 and J5
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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
1,042 m
To Distance
1,561 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.402082 -1.757429
52.402136 -1.75734
52.402503 -1.756677
52.402942 -1.755851
52.403281 -1.755186

Segment 5

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J5 and J6
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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
83 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.415508 -1.725965
52.415696 -1.725817
52.41619 -1.725446
52.416192 -1.725445

Segment 6

15 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J5 and J6
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
{D56B7785-F0A7-48B5-98E0-5EE8BCF702CE}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
619 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.408356 -1.735858
52.408383 -1.735785

Segment 7

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J5
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
{6B273A33-4D1D-443D-86C4-D35D41711734}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
350 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
74
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
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Road section points
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Apr 24, 2026 8:18 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Apr 25, 2026 2:10 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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