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Lanes 1 and 2 closure northbound

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Lanes 1 and 2 closure northbound

Start time
Wed, Dec 17, 2025 9:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Dec 18, 2025 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M42 – M42 Northbound Within J4
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Dec 16, 2025 10:16 AM
Last updated
Wed, Dec 17, 2025 7:45 PM
Cleared
Thu, Dec 18, 2025 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lanes 1 and 2 closure northbound
Coordinates
52.383950, -1.782062
Latitude span
52.376286 – 52.391903
Longitude span
-1.789015 – -1.771918
Bounding box centre
52.384095, -1.780467
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound within J4
  • M42 northbound between J4 and J5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Dec 17, 2025 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Dec 18, 2025 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 within J4
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
{248F846A-0D2B-4233-8FBE-E19D146A365E}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
12 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.379224 -1.787097
52.379322 -1.787023

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J4
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
{94AC9291-D9BF-49F7-BED7-4A73697C3A92}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
245 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.377185 -1.788472
52.377446 -1.78831
52.378209 -1.787807
52.378853 -1.787357
52.378972 -1.787274
52.379224 -1.787097

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J4
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
{CDAB516B-A328-4F96-9F06-59093177D2E6}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
107 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.376286 -1.789015
52.376583 -1.788813
52.377185 -1.788472

Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J4
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
{5B6D6E29-E168-43B9-AA3A-B90D19CD9BF4}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
119 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.379322 -1.787023
52.379843 -1.786609
52.380292 -1.786254

Segment 5

27 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
{32E7493C-220D-453B-9421-B19127DFC80D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,386 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.382536 -1.784392
52.383065 -1.783861
52.383353 -1.78358
52.383918 -1.782982
52.384035 -1.782858
52.384384 -1.782488
52.384779 -1.78206
52.385676 -1.781027
52.386017 -1.78057
52.38634 -1.780186
52.386515 -1.779964
52.386654 -1.779788
52.387282 -1.778977
52.387775 -1.778313
52.388403 -1.777443
52.388582 -1.777179
52.389174 -1.776308
52.389971 -1.775099
52.390196 -1.77473
52.390302 -1.774555
52.390581 -1.774096
52.390823 -1.773713
52.390859 -1.773654
52.391782 -1.772121
52.391834 -1.772034
52.391903 -1.771918

Segment 6

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J4
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
{8873A2A4-8570-4371-8FC6-720B53991AA7}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
242 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.380974 -1.785707
52.381504 -1.785264
52.381854 -1.784954
52.381863 -1.784939
52.382231 -1.784629
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
47
First coordinate pair
-1.787097, 52.379224
Road section segments
1
Road section points
47
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Dec 16, 2025 10:16 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Dec 17, 2025 7:45 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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