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Lanes 2 and 3 closure southbound

Cleared

Lanes 2 and 3 closure southbound

Start time
Tue, May 26, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, May 27, 2026 3:00 AM
Duration
7 hours
Road
M42 – M42 Southbound Within J6
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, May 25, 2026 10:10 PM
Last updated
Mon, May 25, 2026 11:58 PM
Cleared
Wed, May 27, 2026 3:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lanes 2 and 3 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.456713, -1.709792
Latitude span
52.443765 – 52.473708
Longitude span
-1.711297 – -1.708555
Bounding box centre
52.458737, -1.709926
Location descriptions
  • M42 southbound within J6
  • M42 southbound between J7 and J6
  • M42 southbound between J7A and J7
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, May 26, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, May 27, 2026 3:00 AM
Feed window length
7 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound within J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{AAAA82A6-A3FE-43EF-ACD5-5E9AF5CB7130}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
22 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.44396 -1.710297
52.443897 -1.710327
52.443765 -1.710409

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound within J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
130 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.444624 -1.70994
52.44396 -1.710297

Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{C01F1013-5DF5-4DB9-8803-5A1E9040F03C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
185 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.465895 -1.709933
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52.465139 -1.709879
52.465112 -1.709879
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Segment 4

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound between J7A and J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
383 m
To Distance
609 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.473665 -1.711286
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Segment 5

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound within J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
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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 
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52.445127 -1.709672
52.445073 -1.709701

Segment 6

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound within J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
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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 
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52.449116 -1.708601
52.448478 -1.708679
52.448217 -1.708724
52.447947 -1.70877
52.447875 -1.708786

Segment 7

26 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
0 m
To Distance
1,245 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.464223 -1.709903
52.463593 -1.709948
52.46318 -1.70998
52.462604 -1.710042
52.462362 -1.710088
52.461032 -1.710259
52.460385 -1.710322
52.46016 -1.710341
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52.459045 -1.710404
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52.455655 -1.70997
52.454755 -1.709697
52.454098 -1.70948
52.453665 -1.709326
52.453617 -1.709308

Segment 8

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound within J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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 
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52.445881 -1.709358
52.445692 -1.709433
52.44519 -1.709657

Segment 9

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{AF99819E-9315-4F5D-91D4-2AC28FAFCB70}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
590 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.470799 -1.710935
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52.468449 -1.710328
52.467918 -1.710214
52.46727 -1.710085
52.466953 -1.710047
52.466569 -1.710002
52.466416 -1.709988

Segment 10

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound within J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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

Segment 11

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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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52.451723 -1.708769
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52.451246 -1.70866
52.450752 -1.708605
52.449358 -1.708555
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
80
First coordinate pair
-1.710297, 52.443960
Road section segments
1
Road section points
80
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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
Mon, May 25, 2026 10:10 PM
Record versioned
Mon, May 25, 2026 11:58 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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lane closure

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Lane 2 and 3 closure southbound

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Starts in 12 hours 52 minutes

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Lane 3 and 4 closure southbound

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Solihull M6 · M6 Southbound Between J6 And J5

Cleared 4 hours 52 minutes ago

Started 13 Jun 2026, 20:55 Ended 14 Jun 2026, 02:15

Lane 3 and 4 closure southbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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Lanes closures southbound

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M42 · M42 Southbound Between J7 And J6

Cleared 11 hours 7 minutes ago

Started 13 Jun 2026, 20:00 Ended 13 Jun 2026, 20:00

Lanes closures southbound

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M42 southbound Jct 6 between the exit and entry slip roads carriageway closure

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Solihull M42 · M42 Southbound Within J6

Cleared 11 hours 7 minutes ago

Started 13 Jun 2026, 20:00 Ended 13 Jun 2026, 20:00

M42 southbound Jct 6 between the exit and entry slip roads carriageway closure

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Lane 3 and 4 closure southbound

Cleared Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M6 · M6 Southbound Between J6 And J5

Cleared 9 hours 32 minutes ago

Started 13 Jun 2026, 20:00 Ended 13 Jun 2026, 21:35

Lane 3 and 4 closure southbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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