M42 northbound Jct 7 to M6 north link road closure

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M42 northbound Jct 7 to M6 north link road closure

Start time
Wed, Apr 29, 2026 6:55 PM
Expected end
Thu, Apr 30, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours 5 minutes
Road
M42 – M42 Northbound Between J6 And J7
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Apr 29, 2026 6:56 PM
Last updated
Wed, Apr 29, 2026 10:24 PM
Cleared
Thu, Apr 30, 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
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Apr 29, 2026 6:55 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Apr 30, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours 5 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

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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52.471391 -1.711427
52.471598 -1.71147
52.472452 -1.711582
52.473316 -1.711636
52.473397 -1.71165

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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52.47552 -1.71221
52.475916 -1.712473
52.476096 -1.712604
52.476276 -1.712765
52.476456 -1.71294
52.476781 -1.713291
52.476997 -1.713558
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52.477159 -1.71376
52.477313 -1.71398
52.477448 -1.7142
52.477529 -1.714317
52.477773 -1.714684
52.47799 -1.715021
52.478305 -1.71552

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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52.479543 -1.717823
52.479687 -1.718102
52.479814 -1.718352
52.479868 -1.71844
52.480205 -1.718973
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
39
First coordinate pair
-1.710924, 52.469531
Road section segments
1
Road section points
39
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
45
Record created
Wed, Apr 29, 2026 6:56 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Apr 29, 2026 10:24 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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