M42 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the M42 right now, but 2 roadworks are currently in force.

Live M42 updates from National Highways and Traffic Wales: incident closures, roadworks in force, planned closures for the week ahead and recently cleared disruption.

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M42 roadworks in force now

Lane 2 closure northbound

Active Roadworks National Highways

Birmingham North East M42 · M42 Northbound Between J10 And J11

Expected to clear in 6 hours 17 minutes

Started 13 Oct 2026, 20:29 Expected clear 14 Oct 2026, 05:00

Lane 2 closure northbound

Category: Road Maintenance

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Lane 1 closure northbound (closing ERA)

Active Roadworks National Highways

Solihull M42 · M42 Northbound Between J3A And J4

Expected to clear in 2 months 2 weeks

Started 14 Jul 2026, 01:30 Expected clear 31 Dec 2026, 06:00

Lane 1 closure northbound (closing ERA)

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the M42

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