M42 lane closures northbound

Cleared

M42 lane closures northbound

Start time
Fri, Oct 30, 2026 8:48 PM
Expected end
Mon, Nov 2, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
2 days 7 hours 2 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
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Nov 2, 2026 3:22 AM
Last updated
Mon, Nov 2, 2026 3:37 AM
Cleared
Mon, Nov 2, 2026 3:50 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, Oct 30, 2026 8:48 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Nov 2, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
2 days 9 hours 12 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
52.42909 -1.717733
52.429764 -1.717435
52.432054 -1.716527
52.432742 -1.716259

Segment 2

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

Segment 3

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
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
16
First coordinate pair
-1.717733, 52.429090
Road section segments
1
Road section points
16
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
15
Record created
Mon, Nov 2, 2026 3:22 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Nov 2, 2026 3:37 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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