M42 lane closures northbound

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Start time: Fri, Aug 14, 2026 6:36 PM
Expected end: Mon, Aug 17, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 2 days 10 hours 24 minutes
Road: M42 – M42 Northbound Between J5 And J6
Category: Construction Work
Direction: Northbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 3 of 1 lanes affected
Reason: Construction Work

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First published: Fri, Aug 14, 2026 6:46 PM
Last updated: Mon, Aug 17, 2026 2:01 AM
Cleared: Mon, Aug 17, 2026 5:00 AM

Latest update: M42 lane closures northbound

Coordinates: 52.433013, -1.716200
Latitude span: 52.429058 – 52.437061
Longitude span: -1.717747 – -1.714710
Bounding box centre: 52.433060, -1.716229
Location descriptions: M42 northbound between J5 and J6

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Fri, Aug 14, 2026 6:36 PM
Overall feed end: Mon, Aug 17, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 2 days 10 hours 24 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

4 coordinate pairs

Description: M42 northbound between J5 and J6
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 1 operational lane
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: {14C3DB0B-BCF0-4218-A2DC-F9D53C9CBDF2}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 418 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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52.429764 -1.717435
52.432054 -1.716527
52.432742 -1.716259

Segment 2

10 coordinate pairs

Description: M42 northbound between J5 and J6
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 1 operational lane
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: {60A2004B-49EE-40C9-8D3A-066B47914D68}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 491 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

52.432742 -1.716259
52.432742 -1.716259
52.432862 -1.716214
52.433401 -1.716018
52.434479 -1.715625
52.435018 -1.715432
52.435647 -1.715206
52.436006 -1.7151
52.436454 -1.714935
52.437061 -1.71471

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs

Description: M42 northbound between J5 and J6
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 1 operational lane
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: {156EBE76-D593-6299-E3DD-BED587B77103}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 515 m
To Distance: 518 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

52.429058 -1.717747
52.42909 -1.717733

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 16
First coordinate pair: -1.717733, 52.429090
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 16

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Cause type: Construction Work
Detailed cause: Construction Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Other