Lanes 2 and 3 closure northbound

Cleared

Lanes 2 and 3 closure northbound

Start time
Mon, Mar 30, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Mar 31, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
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
Thu, Mar 19, 2026 2:57 PM
Last updated
Mon, Mar 30, 2026 9:45 AM
Cleared
Tue, Mar 31, 2026 4:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lanes 2 and 3 closure northbound
Coordinates
52.413836, -1.728230
Latitude span
52.408657 – 52.420825
Longitude span
-1.735067 – -1.722223
Bounding box centre
52.414741, -1.728645
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound between J5 and J6
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Mar 30, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Mar 31, 2026 4:00 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

24 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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{66ADE1C7-6949-4890-8EA0-AE38BDA016D0}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
57 m
To Distance
1,052 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.408657 -1.735067
52.408722 -1.734901
52.409223 -1.733795
52.409398 -1.733433
52.409544 -1.733132
52.409572 -1.733073
52.409787 -1.732645
52.410012 -1.732247
52.410136 -1.732026
52.410656 -1.73117
52.410821 -1.730919
52.41088 -1.73083
52.411274 -1.730254
52.411507 -1.72993
52.412054 -1.729221
52.412215 -1.729029
52.412359 -1.728851
52.412753 -1.728422
52.413327 -1.727816
52.413525 -1.727639
52.413594 -1.727579
52.413991 -1.727239
52.415337 -1.726098
52.415508 -1.725965

Segment 2

3 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
{E92E4AA6-9AD0-4C85-D68E-40E53598A5CD}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
22 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.420633 -1.722344
52.420677 -1.722316
52.420825 -1.722223

Segment 3

9 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
{76AD272A-E736-4CB9-91E0-2BABFDE586BC}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
621 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.415508 -1.725965
52.415696 -1.725817
52.41619 -1.725446
52.417078 -1.724779
52.417688 -1.724349
52.418532 -1.723741
52.419474 -1.723103
52.420309 -1.722553
52.420633 -1.722344
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
36
First coordinate pair
-1.735067, 52.408657
Road section segments
1
Road section points
36
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
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Thu, Mar 19, 2026 2:57 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Mar 30, 2026 9:45 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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