M42 southbound Jct 9 to Jct 8 carriageway closure

Cleared

Start time: Wed, Aug 5, 2026 7:41 PM
Expected end: Thu, Aug 6, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 1 second
Road: M42 – Link Road From M42 J8 Southbound To M6 J4A Northbound
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Roadworks

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First published: Wed, Aug 5, 2026 7:41 PM
Last updated: Wed, Aug 5, 2026 8:40 PM
Cleared: Wed, Aug 5, 2026 9:15 PM

Latest update: M42 southbound Jct 9 to Jct 8 carriageway closure

Coordinates: 52.517030, -1.725646
Latitude span: 52.515226 – 52.518570
Longitude span: -1.725928 – -1.725465
Bounding box centre: 52.516898, -1.725697
Location descriptions: link road from M42 J8 southbound to M6 J4A northbound

M42 southbound between J9 and J8

M42 southbound within J8

M6 Toll southbound between T2 and M42 Jct 8

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Wed, Aug 5, 2026 7:41 PM
Overall feed end: Thu, Aug 6, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 9 hours 19 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

2 coordinate pairs

Description: link road from M42 J8 southbound to M6 J4A northbound
Lanes Restricted: 3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 operational lanes
Direction On Section: South Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: M42
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {8FF609FB-5165-41B3-BA37-44EC6AA8DFF0}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 75 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

52.517735 -1.725627
52.517057 -1.725668

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs

Description: M42 southbound between J9 and J8
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 5 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 operational lanes
Direction On Section: South Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start2 End1
Linear Element Road: M42
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {6B685EB0-9F5A-4292-BF28-2BD020D1DB86}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 395 m
To Distance: 490 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

52.51857 -1.725928
52.518569 -1.725928
52.5183 -1.725823
52.517858 -1.725669
52.517735 -1.725627

Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs

Description: M42 southbound within J8
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 operational lanes
Direction On Section: South Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start2 End1
Linear Element Road: M6 TOLL
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {498B8F13-4A47-4675-B11A-F87F3450114C}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 173 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

52.516786 -1.725611
52.516582 -1.725568
52.516541 -1.725559
52.515413 -1.725477
52.515228 -1.725465
52.515226 -1.725465

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs

Description: M6 Toll southbound between T2 and M42 Jct 8
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 operational lanes
Direction On Section: South Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End2
Linear Element Road: M6 TOLL
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {E6D40019-A0B5-416A-A774-805C2BF8C787}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 30 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

52.517057 -1.725668
52.516786 -1.725611

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 15
First coordinate pair: -1.725627, 52.517735
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 15

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