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M6 - M42 link road hardshoulder closure northbound

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M6 - M42 link road hardshoulder closure northbound

Start time
Mon, Oct 5, 2026 4:00 AM
Expected end
Mon, Nov 2, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
4 days 7 hours 15 minutes
Road
M42 – Link Road From M6 J4A Southbound To M42 J8 Southbound
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 4 lanes affected
Reason
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 7:08 AM
Last updated
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 10:38 AM
Cleared
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 11:15 AM
  • Latest update: M6 - M42 link road hardshoulder closure northbound
Coordinates
52.510882, -1.739489
Latitude span
52.507291 – 52.518163
Longitude span
-1.760634 – -1.725885
Bounding box centre
52.512727, -1.743260
Location descriptions
  • link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8 southbound
  • M42 northbound between J8 and J9
  • link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8 northbound
  • M6 southbound between J5 and J4A
  • link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Oct 5, 2026 4:00 AM
Overall feed end
Mon, Nov 2, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
4 weeks 1 hour
Probability code (raw)
certain
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
other
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

4 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8 southbound
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{B15076C3-C0DE-4810-888B-482441FBF0C2}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
102 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between J8 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
6 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
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
61 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8 northbound
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
106 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 4

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J5 and J4A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
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To Distance
1,909 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 5

34 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,235 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 6

29 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8 northbound
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
107 m
To Distance
1,161 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Segment 7

23 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 southbound between J5 and J4A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
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Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
902 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Geometry points
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Road section segments
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
54
Record created
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 7:08 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 10:38 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

Driving on the M42? See every live closure, roadwork and planned restriction on this road.

M42 live closures

Related incidents

M42 Hard shoulder closure northbound

Active Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M6 TOLL · M42 Northbound Within J8

Expected to clear in 5 months 2 weeks

Started 21 Sep 2026, 04:00 Expected clear 30 Mar 2027, 04:00

M42 Hard shoulder closure northbound

Category: Construction Work
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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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Lane closure

Active Roadworks National Highways
Solihull A45 · Roundabout At A45/M42 J6

Expected to clear in 1 month 4 days

Started 12 May 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 17 Nov 2026, 06:00

lane closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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Lanes closures southbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M42 · M42 Southbound Between J7 And J6

Starts in 5 hours 2 minutes

Starts 12 Oct 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 03:00

Lanes closures southbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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M6 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 carriageway closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M6 · M6 J6 Southbound Access

Starts in 5 hours 2 minutes

Starts 12 Oct 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 05:00

M6 Southbound Jct 6 to Jct 5 carriageway closure

Category: Road Maintenance
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Lanes closures northbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways
Solihull M42 · M42 Northbound Between J5 And J6

Starts in 5 hours 2 minutes

Starts 12 Oct 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 03:00

Lanes closures northbound

Category: Road Maintenance
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