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M42 northbound Jct 3A to Jct 4 carriageway closure

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M42 northbound Jct 3A to Jct 4 carriageway closure

Start time
Sat, Sep 19, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sun, Sep 20, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
1 second
Road
M42 – M42 Northbound Between J3A And J4
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Sep 4, 2026 9:42 AM
Last updated
Sat, Sep 19, 2026 2:16 AM
Cleared
Sat, Sep 19, 2026 8:00 PM
  • Latest update: M42 northbound Jct 3A to Jct 4 carriageway closure
Coordinates
52.359905, -1.804482
Latitude span
52.347489 – 52.374792
Longitude span
-1.820494 – -1.789901
Bounding box centre
52.361141, -1.805198
Location descriptions
  • M42 northbound between J3A and J4
  • M42 northbound within J3A
  • M42 northbound between J3 and J3A
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Sat, Sep 19, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sun, Sep 20, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

23 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J3A and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{ACF0C77D-0ED3-4B95-B0CD-F618BA277A5B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
896 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J3A and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
472 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 3

23 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound within J3A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 4

17 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J3A and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North 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
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
733 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 5

22 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J3A and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
789 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 6

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J3 and J3A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
400 m
To Distance
706 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 7

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J3A and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
6 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 8

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J3A and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North 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
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
47 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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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
101
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
5
Record created
Fri, Sep 4, 2026 9:42 AM
Record versioned
Sat, Sep 19, 2026 2:16 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

Driving on the M42? See every live closure, roadwork and planned restriction on this road.

M42 live closures

Related incidents

M42 Hard shoulder closure northbound

Active Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M6 TOLL · M42 Northbound Within J8

Expected to clear in 5 months 2 weeks

Started 21 Sep 2026, 04:00 Expected clear 30 Mar 2027, 04:00

M42 Hard shoulder closure northbound

Category: Construction Work
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A45 clockwise M42 Jct 6 (Bickenhill Interchange) partial roundabout closure (from the M42 northbound entry slip to the M42 southbound exit slip)

Active Roadworks National Highways
Solihull A45 · Roundabout At A45/M42 J6

Expected to clear in 2 months 2 weeks

Started 14 Jul 2026, 14:00 Expected clear 31 Dec 2026, 21:00

A45 clockwise M42 Jct 6 (Bickenhill Interchange) partial roundabout closure (from the M42 northbound entry slip to the M42 southbound exit slip)

Category: Road Maintenance
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Lane 1 closure northbound (closing ERA)

Active Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M42 · M42 Northbound Between J3A And J4

Expected to clear in 2 months 2 weeks

Started 14 Jul 2026, 01:30 Expected clear 31 Dec 2026, 06:00

Lane 1 closure northbound (closing ERA)

Category: Road Maintenance
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Hardshoulder closure northbound

Active Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M42 · M42 Northbound Within J6

Expected to clear in 2 months 3 weeks

Started 19 May 2026, 04:46 Expected clear 4 Jan 2027, 06:00

Hardshoulder closure northbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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Bridge closed

Active Roadworks National Highways
Solihull A45 · Roundabout At A45/M42 J6

Expected to clear in 5 months 2 weeks

Started 12 May 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 30 Mar 2027, 23:00

Bridge closed

Category: Road Maintenance
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Lanes closures southbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M42 · M42 Southbound Between J7 And J6

Starts in 3 hours 24 minutes

Starts 12 Oct 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 03:00

Lanes closures southbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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