M42 northbound Jct 5a to Jct 9 carriageway closure

Cleared

M42 northbound Jct 5a to Jct 9 carriageway closure

Start time
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 2 seconds
Road
M42 – M42 J6 Northbound Exit
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Sep 8, 2026 12:43 AM
Last updated
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 4:40 AM
Cleared
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 5:00 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 J6 northbound exit
  • M42 J6 northbound exit for N.E.C. and A45 eastbound
  • M42 northbound between J5 and J6
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Nov 3, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 6:00 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

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
52.441348 -1.712389
52.441941 -1.712164
52.442004 -1.712134

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
52.442004 -1.712134
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

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
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
23
First coordinate pair
-1.712389, 52.441348
Road section segments
1
Road section points
23
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
37
Record created
Tue, Sep 8, 2026 12:43 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 4:40 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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