Lane closure northbound

Cleared

Lane closure northbound

Start time
Fri, May 1, 2026 8:00 AM
Expected end
Fri, May 1, 2026 5:00 PM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M42 – M42 Northbound Between J1 And J2
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Roadside Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Apr 30, 2026 8:42 AM
Last updated
Fri, May 1, 2026 4:28 PM
Cleared
Fri, May 1, 2026 5:00 PM
  • Latest update: Lane closure northbound
Coordinates
52.356917, -1.974545
Latitude span
52.356007 – 52.358732
Longitude span
-1.980720 – -1.967019
Bounding box centre
52.357370, -1.973870
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound between J1 and J2
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, May 1, 2026 8:00 AM
Overall feed end
Fri, May 1, 2026 5:00 PM
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

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J1 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{0BA3A643-914A-4DC9-9BFB-749440B5ACE3}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
1,307 m
To Distance
1,500 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.356007 -1.98072
52.356084 -1.979774
52.356173 -1.978672
52.356251 -1.977912

Segment 2

15 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J1 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{1317DDF3-1D68-44FF-AA1E-C062A5DBB850}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
794 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.356251 -1.977912
52.35629 -1.977498
52.356416 -1.976514
52.356461 -1.97625
52.356537 -1.975721
52.356577 -1.975442
52.356721 -1.974664
52.356963 -1.973474
52.357054 -1.973078
52.357125 -1.972769
52.357305 -1.97205
52.357511 -1.971227
52.358302 -1.968437
52.35867 -1.967222
52.358732 -1.967019
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
19
First coordinate pair
-1.980720, 52.356007
Road section segments
1
Road section points
19
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadside Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Apr 30, 2026 8:42 AM
Record versioned
Fri, May 1, 2026 4:28 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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