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M42 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the M42 right now, but 1 roadwork is currently in force.

Live M42 updates from National Highways and Traffic Wales: incident closures, roadworks in force, planned closures for the week ahead and recently cleared disruption.

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M42 roadworks in force now

M6 - M42 link road lane closure southbound

Active Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M42 · Link Road From M6 J4A Southbound To M42 J8 Southbound

Expected to clear in 3 weeks 5 days

Started 6 Jul 2026, 04:00 Expected clear 3 Aug 2026, 04:00

M6 - M42 link road lane closure southbound

Category: Construction Work
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M42 closures planned this week

M42 southbound Jct 9 entry slip road closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Birmingham North East M42 · M42 J9 Southbound Access

Starts in 12 hours 3 minutes

Starts 7 Jul 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 8 Jul 2026, 05:00

M42 southbound Jct 9 entry slip road closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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Lanes closures northbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M42 · M42 Northbound Between J5 And J6

Starts in 12 hours 3 minutes

Starts 7 Jul 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 8 Jul 2026, 03:00

Lanes closures northbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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Lanes closures southbound

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

Starts in 12 hours 3 minutes

Starts 7 Jul 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 8 Jul 2026, 03:00

Lanes closures southbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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M5 southbound Jct 4a to M42 northbound link carriageway closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Bromsgrove M42 · M42 Northbound Between M5 And J1

Starts in 12 hours 3 minutes

Starts 7 Jul 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 8 Jul 2026, 05:00

M5 southbound Jct 4a to M42 northbound link carriageway closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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M6 southbound Jct 6 to Jct 4 carriageway closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M42 · M42 Northbound Between J8 And J9

Starts in 12 hours 3 minutes

Starts 7 Jul 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 8 Jul 2026, 05:00

M6 southbound Jct 6 to Jct 4 carriageway closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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Recently cleared on the M42

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