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Lanes 1 and 2 closure northbound

Planned

Lanes 1 and 2 closure northbound

Start time
Fri, Oct 30, 2026 10:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Oct 31, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M42 – M42 Northbound Within J4
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 12:16 PM
Last updated
Fri, Oct 30, 2026 9:56 AM
Cleared
Sat, Oct 31, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lanes 1 and 2 closure northbound
Coordinates
52.391284, -1.772175
Latitude span
52.378846 – 52.404663
Longitude span
-1.787362 – -1.751672
Bounding box centre
52.391755, -1.769517
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound within J4
  • M42 northbound between J4 and J5
  • M42 northbound within J5
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Oct 30, 2026 10:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Oct 31, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
8 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

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 
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52.379843 -1.786609
52.380292 -1.786254

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
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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

Segment 3

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
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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 
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52.379322 -1.787023

Segment 4

28 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
1,532 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.390859 -1.773654
52.391782 -1.772121
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Segment 5

4 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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
284 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.403281 -1.755186
52.404123 -1.75317
52.404341 -1.752566
52.404663 -1.751672

Segment 6

32 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
0 m
To Distance
1,561 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.395304 -1.766357
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Segment 7

4 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
199 m
To Distance
245 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.378853 -1.787357
52.378972 -1.787274
52.379224 -1.787097
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
79
First coordinate pair
-1.787023, 52.379322
Road section segments
1
Road section points
79
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 12:16 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Oct 30, 2026 9:56 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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