Lanes 2 and 3 closure northbound

Cleared

Lanes 2 and 3 closure northbound

Start time
Tue, Dec 9, 2025 8:42 PM
Expected end
Wed, Dec 10, 2025 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 18 minutes
Road
M42 – M42 Northbound Between J5 And J6
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Northbound
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, Dec 9, 2025 8:42 PM
Last updated
Wed, Dec 10, 2025 1:33 AM
Cleared
Wed, Dec 10, 2025 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lanes 2 and 3 closure northbound
Coordinates
52.433596, -1.715970
Latitude span
52.429377 – 52.437061
Longitude span
-1.717606 – -1.714710
Bounding box centre
52.433219, -1.716158
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound between J5 and J6
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Dec 9, 2025 8:42 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Dec 10, 2025 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

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J5 and J6
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
{60A2004B-49EE-40C9-8D3A-066B47914D68}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
491 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.432742 -1.716259
52.432742 -1.716259
52.432862 -1.716214
52.433401 -1.716018
52.434479 -1.715625
52.435018 -1.715432
52.435647 -1.715206
52.436006 -1.7151
52.436454 -1.714935
52.437061 -1.71471

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J5 and J6
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
{14C3DB0B-BCF0-4218-A2DC-F9D53C9CBDF2}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
33 m
To Distance
418 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.429377 -1.717606
52.429764 -1.717435
52.432054 -1.716527
52.432742 -1.716259
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
14
First coordinate pair
-1.716259, 52.432742
Road section segments
1
Road section points
14
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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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
4
Record created
Tue, Dec 9, 2025 8:42 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Dec 10, 2025 1:33 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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