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M42 lanes 2 and 3 closure southbound

Cleared

M42 lanes 2 and 3 closure southbound

Start time
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
25 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M42 – M42 Southbound Within J7A
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 1 lanes affected, 2 of 3 lanes affected, 2 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 4:53 AM
Last updated
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 7:41 PM
Cleared
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 8:25 PM
  • 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 J7A
  • M42 southbound between J9 and J8
  • M42 southbound within J8
  • link road from M42 J8 southbound to M6 J4A northbound
  • M6 Toll southbound between T2 and M42 Jct 8
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Sep 23, 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

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 
52.500293 -1.719445
52.500175 -1.719353

Segment 2

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
{6B685EB0-9F5A-4292-BF28-2BD020D1DB86}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
395 m
To Distance
490 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.518569 -1.725928
52.5183 -1.725823
52.517858 -1.725669
52.517735 -1.725627

Segment 3

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
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
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52.518569 -1.725928
52.518567 -1.725927

Segment 4

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
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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 5

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
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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 6

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
{8FF609FB-5165-41B3-BA37-44EC6AA8DFF0}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
75 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.517057 -1.725668

Segment 7

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
{E6D40019-A0B5-416A-A774-805C2BF8C787}
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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52.516786 -1.725611

Segment 8

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
{498B8F13-4A47-4675-B11A-F87F3450114C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
176 m
To Distance
696 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.511592 -1.725604
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52.511269 -1.725592
52.510882 -1.725579
52.510532 -1.725552

Segment 9

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
{61DE31FE-51F8-448F-BA67-F368D13701BD}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
339 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.50452 -1.722717

Segment 10

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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52.503108 -1.721585
52.503022 -1.721518
52.502121 -1.720818
52.501271 -1.720158

Segment 11

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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52.516582 -1.725568
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52.515228 -1.725465
52.515226 -1.725465

Segment 12

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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
556 m
To Distance
747 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
1
Road section points
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 4:53 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 7:41 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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