M42 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the M42 right now, but 1 roadwork is currently in force.

Live M42 updates from National Highways and Traffic Wales: incident closures, roadworks in force, planned closures for the week ahead and recently cleared disruption.

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M42 roadworks in force now

Lane 1 closure northbound (closing ERA)

Active Roadworks National Highways

Solihull M42 · M42 Northbound Between J3A And J4

Expected to clear in 2 months 2 weeks

Started 14 Jul 2026, 01:30 Expected clear 31 Dec 2026, 06:00

Lane 1 closure northbound (closing ERA)

Category: Road Maintenance

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M42 closures planned this week

M5 southbound Jct 4a to M42 northbound link carriageway closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Bromsgrove M42 · Link Road From M5 J4A Southbound To M42 Northbound

Starts in 5 hours 43 minutes

Starts 15 Oct 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 16 Oct 2026, 05:00

M5 southbound Jct 4a to M42 northbound link carriageway closure

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the M42

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