M42 northbound hard shoulder and lane 1 closure (MP 17/7 to 19/5)

Planned

Start time: Tue, Aug 25, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end: Wed, Aug 26, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 9 hours
Road: M42 – M42 Northbound Between J3A And J4
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Northbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason: Maintenance Work

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First published: Wed, Aug 19, 2026 1:48 PM
Last updated: Tue, Aug 25, 2026 2:51 AM
Cleared: Wed, Aug 26, 2026 5:00 AM

Latest update: M42 northbound hard shoulder and lane 1 closure (MP 17/7 to 19/5)

Coordinates: 52.348436, -1.817552
Latitude span: 52.347489 – 52.352198
Longitude span: -1.830750 – -1.809622
Bounding box centre: 52.349844, -1.820186
Location descriptions: M42 northbound between J3A and J4

M42 northbound between J3 and J3A

M42 northbound within J3A

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Tue, Aug 25, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end: Wed, Aug 26, 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 northbound between J3A and J4
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 3 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: {6DFF60A5-AE7D-40CE-92B6-3EBBACE2275D}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 24 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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52.352198 -1.809622

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs

Description: M42 northbound between J3 and J3A
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 3 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: {43BC30E1-D300-456F-AEA4-BE4D25A73358}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 244 m
To Distance: 706 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs

Description: M42 northbound between J3 and J3A
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 3 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: {E7703DDB-AF67-43BD-B227-36EA62C660C8}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 458 m
To Distance: 761 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Segment 4

9 coordinate pairs

Description: M42 northbound between J3 and J3A
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 3 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: {43BC30E1-D300-456F-AEA4-BE4D25A73358}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 243 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Segment 5

23 coordinate pairs

Description: M42 northbound within J3A
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane 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: {75C3872A-5464-4B3D-9707-BCA845CF8474}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 708 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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52.350611 -1.810195
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Geometry points: 46
First coordinate pair: -1.809687, 52.351979
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 46

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Maintenance Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Other