M42 northbound Jct 7 to M6 north link road closure
ClearedM42 northbound Jct 7 to M6 north link road closure
- Start time
- Mon, Apr 27, 2026 8:00 PM
- Expected end
- Tue, Apr 28, 2026 5:00 AM
- Duration
- 9 hours
- Road
- M42 – M42 Northbound Between J6 And J7
- Category
- Construction Work
- Direction
- Northbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Reason
- Road Improvement Or Upgrading
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- First published
- Mon, Apr 27, 2026 7:49 PM
- Last updated
- Mon, Apr 27, 2026 9:27 PM
- Cleared
- Tue, Apr 28, 2026 5:00 AM
- Latest update: M42 northbound Jct 7 to M6 north link road closure
- Coordinates
- 52.476340, -1.713962
- Latitude span
- 52.469531 – 52.480205
- Longitude span
- -1.718973 – -1.710924
- Bounding box centre
- 52.474868, -1.714949
- Location descriptions
-
- M42 northbound between J6 and J7
- link road between M42 J7 northbound and M6 J4 northbound
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Mon, Apr 27, 2026 8:00 PM
- Overall feed end
- Tue, Apr 28, 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
6 coordinate pairs- Description
- M42 northbound between J6 and J7
- 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
- {C3934A4D-F480-4480-A587-579E4973D4E9}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 347 m
- To Distance
- 781 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 2
22 coordinate pairs- Description
- link road between M42 J7 northbound and M6 J4 northbound
- 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
- {0A7879FE-A632-4C28-8DF0-8E38A01C6A71}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway Exit Slip
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 626 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 3
11 coordinate pairs- Description
- link road between M42 J7 northbound and M6 J4 northbound
- 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
- {59332CBA-05AF-4A81-B7B0-FB0A9CBA6240}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway Exit Slip
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 316 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 39
- First coordinate pair
- -1.710924, 52.469531
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 39
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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- Cause type
- Construction Work
- Detailed cause
- Road Improvement Or Upgrading
- Compliance
- Mandatory
- Probability
- Probable
- Validity status
- Planned
- Road management
- Carriageway Closures
- Feed provider
- National Highways
- Data source
- Roadworks
- Feed version
- 45
- Record created
- Mon, Apr 27, 2026 7:49 PM
- Record versioned
- Mon, Apr 27, 2026 9:27 PM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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M42 live closuresRelated incidents
Lane closure
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lane closure
Lane 2 and 3 closure southbound
Planned Roadworks National HighwaysStarts in 8 hours 50 minutes
Lane 2 and 3 closure southbound
Lane 3 and 4 closure southbound
Cleared Roadworks National HighwaysCleared 8 hours 54 minutes ago
Lane 3 and 4 closure southbound
Lanes closures southbound
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Lanes closures southbound
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M42 southbound Jct 6 between the exit and entry slip roads carriageway closure
Lane 3 and 4 closure southbound
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Lane 3 and 4 closure southbound