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Lanes 1 and 2 closure southbound

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Lanes 1 and 2 closure southbound

Start time
Tue, Feb 3, 2026 8:42 PM
Expected end
Wed, Feb 4, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 18 minutes
Road
M42 – M42 Southbound Between J7 And J6
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Feb 3, 2026 8:42 PM
Last updated
Tue, Feb 3, 2026 9:43 PM
Cleared
Wed, Feb 4, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lanes 1 and 2 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.450158, -1.709301
Latitude span
52.444961 – 52.457840
Longitude span
-1.710366 – -1.708555
Bounding box centre
52.451401, -1.709461
Location descriptions
  • M42 southbound between J7 and J6
  • M42 southbound within J6
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Feb 3, 2026 8:42 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Feb 4, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 18 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

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{0B2EEDBF-EB46-4C6E-B5CB-03F5A4433E8C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
477 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.453612 -1.709307
52.452812 -1.709018
52.451723 -1.708769
52.451543 -1.708728
52.451246 -1.70866
52.450752 -1.708605
52.449358 -1.708555

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound within J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{804002B9-AACD-4D89-9238-99E2E31206CF}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
13 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.445073 -1.709701
52.444961 -1.709761

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound within J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{FC9D8086-2691-48E1-AC67-E6E0A33695FC}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
115 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.446195 -1.709253
52.445881 -1.709358
52.445692 -1.709433
52.44519 -1.709657

Segment 4

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{4E56E7E9-2ECA-5C7F-E516-A0794005A6E7}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
770 m
To Distance
1,245 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.457211 -1.710284
52.45695 -1.710241
52.456634 -1.710183
52.45641 -1.710142
52.456177 -1.710099
52.455655 -1.70997
52.454755 -1.709697
52.454098 -1.70948
52.453665 -1.709326
52.453617 -1.709308

Segment 5

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound within J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{46FE205C-FEF3-47B0-8A62-3778AD4214CE}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
13 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.44519 -1.709657
52.445127 -1.709672
52.445073 -1.709701

Segment 6

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound within J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{B9254E82-99C7-481E-A6BD-AC2E1F696CBD}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
165 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.449358 -1.708555
52.449116 -1.708601
52.448478 -1.708679
52.448217 -1.708724
52.447947 -1.70877
52.447875 -1.708786

Segment 7

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound within J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{E8533AFB-FEB7-41ED-BE9C-5CCF2E4BA36E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
189 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.447638 -1.708843
52.447372 -1.708907
52.446869 -1.709038
52.446851 -1.709042
52.446631 -1.709113
52.446195 -1.709253
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
41
First coordinate pair
-1.709308, 52.453617
Road section segments
1
Road section points
41
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Feb 3, 2026 8:42 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Feb 3, 2026 9:43 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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