Lanes 2 and 3 closure southbound

Active

Lanes 2 and 3 closure southbound

Start time
Sat, Aug 8, 2026 7:51 PM
Expected end
Sun, Aug 9, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours 9 minutes
Road
M42 – M42 Southbound Between J7 And J6
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sat, Aug 8, 2026 7:51 PM
Last updated
Sat, Aug 8, 2026 9:23 PM
Cleared
Sun, Aug 9, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lanes 2 and 3 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.455656, -1.709852
Latitude span
52.453156 – 52.458774
Longitude span
-1.710395 – -1.709142
Bounding box centre
52.455965, -1.709769
Location descriptions
  • M42 southbound between J7 and J6
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Sat, Aug 8, 2026 7:51 PM
Overall feed end
Sun, Aug 9, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 9 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
52 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.453617 -1.709308
52.453612 -1.709307
52.453156 -1.709142

Segment 2

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound between J7 and J6
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
666 m
To Distance
1,245 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.458774 -1.710395
52.458299 -1.71038
52.457858 -1.710368
52.457211 -1.710284
52.45695 -1.710241
52.456634 -1.710183
52.45641 -1.710142
52.456177 -1.710099
52.455655 -1.70997
52.454755 -1.709697
52.454098 -1.70948
52.453665 -1.709326
52.453617 -1.709308
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
16
First coordinate pair
-1.709308, 52.453617
Road section segments
1
Road section points
16
View geometry JSON
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                52.453156
            ],
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                -1.710395,
                52.458774
            ],
            [
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            [
                -1.710368,
                52.457858
            ],
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            ],
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                -1.710241,
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            ],
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                -1.710183,
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            ],
            [
                -1.710142,
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            ],
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                -1.710099,
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            ],
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                -1.70997,
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                -1.709697,
                52.454755
            ],
            [
                -1.70948,
                52.454098
            ],
            [
                -1.709326,
                52.453665
            ],
            [
                -1.709308,
                52.453617
            ]
        ]
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View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -1.709308,
            52.453617
        ],
        [
            -1.709307,
            52.453612
        ],
        [
            -1.709142,
            52.453156
        ],
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            52.458774
        ],
        [
            -1.71038,
            52.458299
        ],
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            -1.710368,
            52.457858
        ],
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            52.457211
        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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            -1.70948,
            52.454098
        ],
        [
            -1.709326,
            52.453665
        ],
        [
            -1.709308,
            52.453617
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
4
Record created
Sat, Aug 8, 2026 7:51 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Aug 8, 2026 9:23 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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