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M42 lanes 2 and 3 closure southbound

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M42 lanes 2 and 3 closure southbound

Start time
Tue, Jan 13, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Jan 14, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M6 TOLL – M42 Southbound Within J8
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected, 2 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 2 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Dec 18, 2025 12:10 PM
Last updated
Tue, Jan 13, 2026 12:41 AM
Cleared
Wed, Jan 14, 2026 6:00 AM
  • Latest update: M42 lanes 2 and 3 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.512276, -1.724767
Latitude span
52.500175 – 52.523724
Longitude span
-1.727768 – -1.719353
Bounding box centre
52.511950, -1.723561
Location descriptions
  • M42 southbound within J8
  • M42 southbound between J9 and J8
  • link road from M42 J8 southbound to M6 J4A northbound
  • M6 Toll southbound between T2 and M42 Jct 8
  • M42 southbound within J7A
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Jan 13, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Jan 14, 2026 6:00 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

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound within J8
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
M6 TOLL
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{EFC1D991-1B3D-40EC-ACB7-9470B5EA1944}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
361 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.50822 -1.724992
52.507921 -1.724861
52.50759 -1.724716
52.507347 -1.724614
52.507338 -1.724614

Segment 2

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound between J9 and J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
0 m
To Distance
395 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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52.518569 -1.725928
52.518567 -1.725927

Segment 3

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound within J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M6 TOLL
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
176 m
To Distance
696 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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52.510882 -1.725579
52.510532 -1.725552

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M42 J8 southbound to M6 J4A northbound
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
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To Distance
75 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 5

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 Toll southbound between T2 and M42 Jct 8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M6 TOLL
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
30 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 6

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound within J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M6 TOLL
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{498B8F13-4A47-4675-B11A-F87F3450114C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
173 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 7

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound between J9 and J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
395 m
To Distance
490 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 8

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound within J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M6 TOLL
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{F434F830-C4B6-4811-85AB-09DE451A7848}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
119 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 9

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound within J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M6 TOLL
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{F50B3108-72E6-4643-AAC9-14762E9A6C52}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
400 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 10

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound within J7A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{EBBC9AC4-F9CD-4F1F-A8F3-6720A444EF34}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
14 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.500175 -1.719353

Segment 11

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound between J9 and J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{A5A7F242-730D-496E-9507-24B3F115A1FF}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
556 m
To Distance
747 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 12

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound within J8
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
M6 TOLL
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
339 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
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Geometry type
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Geometry points
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First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
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Road section points
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
6
Record created
Thu, Dec 18, 2025 12:10 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Jan 13, 2026 12:41 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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