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M42 lane 2 and 3 closure northbound

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M42 lane 2 and 3 closure northbound

Start time
Sat, Apr 11, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sun, Apr 12, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M42 – M42 Northbound Between J2 And J3
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Apr 2, 2026 4:14 AM
Last updated
Sun, Apr 12, 2026 4:23 AM
Cleared
Sun, Apr 12, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M42 lane 2 and 3 closure northbound
Coordinates
52.355069, -1.894084
Latitude span
52.354801 – 52.355368
Longitude span
-1.906156 – -1.881540
Bounding box centre
52.355085, -1.893848
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound between J2 and J3
  • M42 northbound within J3
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sat, Apr 11, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sun, Apr 12, 2026 5:00 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

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J2 and J3
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
{9B54CF38-4C79-478E-A30A-06019C8FEED6}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
768 m
To Distance
1,294 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.35504 -1.905407
52.355111 -1.904893
52.355147 -1.904511
52.355236 -1.903512
52.355307 -1.902484
52.355315 -1.902308
52.355325 -1.902102
52.355351 -1.901339
52.355368 -1.900179
52.355359 -1.899562
52.355331 -1.898637
52.355325 -1.898488

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J3
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
{8E6CC054-E493-419B-89CA-9E873CAEDD93}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
227 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.355066 -1.883955
52.355065 -1.88306
52.355055 -1.881973
52.355048 -1.88154

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J3
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
{AECFEF7A-A0A9-48CD-B070-D9D89C158C35}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
144 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.354916 -1.886995
52.354925 -1.886701
52.355022 -1.88513
52.355031 -1.884881

Segment 4

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J3
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
{49F5E10A-09A5-44C0-A902-F87A339E1C36}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
291 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.354803 -1.89096
52.354802 -1.89027
52.354801 -1.88955
52.354845 -1.888405
52.354916 -1.886995

Segment 5

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J2 and J3
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
{EF205A4C-F1B5-4FEB-BFD9-3DE30FC94A35}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
495 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.355294 -1.897991
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52.355031 -1.894806
52.354958 -1.894013
52.354895 -1.893221
52.354885 -1.892927
52.35483 -1.89165
52.354812 -1.891268
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
40
First coordinate pair
-1.906156, 52.354947
Road section segments
1
Road section points
40
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
27
Record created
Thu, Apr 2, 2026 4:14 AM
Record versioned
Sun, Apr 12, 2026 4:23 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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