M42 northbound Jct 5a to Jct 9 carriageway closure

Cleared

Start time: Tue, Aug 18, 2026 7:53 PM
Expected end: Wed, Aug 19, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 6 hours 32 minutes 2 seconds
Road: M42 – M42 Northbound Between J5 And J6
Category: Construction Work
Direction: Northbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Construction Work

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First published: Tue, Aug 18, 2026 11:06 PM
Last updated: Wed, Aug 19, 2026 2:10 AM
Cleared: Wed, Aug 19, 2026 2:25 AM

Latest update: M42 northbound Jct 5a to Jct 9 carriageway closure

Coordinates: 52.441621, -1.712400
Latitude span: 52.437062 – 52.444286
Longitude span: -1.714710 – -1.711136
Bounding box centre: 52.440674, -1.712923
Location descriptions: M42 northbound between J5 and J6

M42 J6 northbound exit for N.E.C. and A45 eastbound

M42 J6 northbound exit

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Tue, Aug 18, 2026 7:53 PM
Overall feed end: Wed, Aug 19, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 9 hours 7 minutes
Probability code (raw): certain
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

9 coordinate pairs

Description: M42 northbound between J5 and J6
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: {60A2004B-49EE-40C9-8D3A-066B47914D68}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 491 m
To Distance: 995 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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52.437138 -1.714681
52.437865 -1.714382
52.438548 -1.714128
52.438952 -1.713934
52.43923 -1.7138
52.439778 -1.713487
52.440819 -1.712789
52.441348 -1.712389

Segment 2

11 coordinate pairs

Description: M42 J6 northbound exit for N.E.C. and A45 eastbound
Lanes Restricted: 2 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: {92E1EC9B-B72D-425B-A50C-A92FB4DC7F6A}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 266 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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52.443521 -1.711301
52.443638 -1.71123
52.443719 -1.711182
52.443836 -1.711151
52.443881 -1.711136
52.443989 -1.71115
52.444061 -1.711179
52.444133 -1.711208
52.444178 -1.711237
52.444286 -1.71131

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs

Description: M42 J6 northbound exit
Lanes Restricted: 2 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: {2B5910FB-E01B-4C61-8FC9-531CD2CFF827}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 74 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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52.441941 -1.712164
52.442004 -1.712134

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 23
First coordinate pair: -1.714710, 52.437062
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 23

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Cause type: Construction Work
Detailed cause: Construction Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Carriageway Closures