Lanes 2 and 3 closure northbound

Cleared

Lanes 2 and 3 closure northbound

Start time
Tue, Mar 17, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Mar 18, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M42 – M42 Northbound Between M5 And J1
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, Mar 17, 2026 8:58 PM
Last updated
Tue, Mar 17, 2026 11:23 PM
Cleared
Wed, Mar 18, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lanes 2 and 3 closure northbound
Coordinates
52.355769, -2.045654
Latitude span
52.355474 – 52.356073
Longitude span
-2.055772 – -2.035884
Bounding box centre
52.355774, -2.045828
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound between M5 and J1
  • M42 northbound between J1 and J2
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Mar 17, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Mar 18, 2026 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

16 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between M5 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{028AB3BB-377A-4B45-956B-04A123BB6A2D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
471 m
To Distance
1,109 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.35586 -2.055772
52.355864 -2.05573
52.355936 -2.054937
52.355991 -2.054262
52.356009 -2.053953
52.356036 -2.053307
52.356054 -2.052647
52.356073 -2.051648
52.356069 -2.05134
52.356064 -2.050826
52.356046 -2.050194
52.355993 -2.049269
52.355984 -2.049137
52.355921 -2.048227
52.355894 -2.047962
52.35576 -2.046449

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between M5 and J1
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
{CE7D8273-5881-4B45-84F6-13F177859668}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
252 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.355624 -2.045095
52.355563 -2.044453
52.355501 -2.04341
52.355492 -2.043146
52.355474 -2.042397
52.355474 -2.041399

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between M5 and J1
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
{B30D6069-F67C-4F15-A96F-CCFDA5DE003C}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
93 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.35576 -2.046449
52.355624 -2.045095

Segment 4

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J1 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{228E73BD-8E1A-47BB-A999-67B7BEBB8992}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
378 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.355474 -2.041399
52.355484 -2.0404
52.355493 -2.039916
52.355538 -2.038917
52.355565 -2.038536
52.355583 -2.038242
52.355638 -2.037655
52.355701 -2.037023
52.355728 -2.0367
52.355809 -2.036128
52.355841 -2.035884
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
35
First coordinate pair
-2.055772, 52.355860
Road section segments
1
Road section points
35
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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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, Mar 17, 2026 8:58 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Mar 17, 2026 11:23 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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