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M6 - M42 link road lane closure southbound

Cleared

M6 - M42 link road lane closure southbound

Start time
Mon, Oct 5, 2026 4:00 AM
Expected end
Mon, Nov 2, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
2 weeks 3 days 6 hours
Road
M42 – Link Road From M6 J4A Southbound To M42 J8 Southbound
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Oct 22, 2026 8:11 AM
Last updated
Thu, Oct 22, 2026 10:04 AM
Cleared
Thu, Oct 22, 2026 10:25 AM
  • Latest update: M6 - M42 link road lane closure southbound
Coordinates
52.503558, -1.722677
Latitude span
52.490221 – 52.508670
Longitude span
-1.731077 – -1.712663
Bounding box centre
52.499446, -1.721870
Location descriptions
  • link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8 southbound
  • M42 southbound between J7A and J7
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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8 southbound
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{75E62F21-D51E-4537-A343-6B135CC34777}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
48 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.507636 -1.725084
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52.507527 -1.724893
52.507338 -1.724614

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8 southbound
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
199 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 3

11 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8 southbound
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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 End2
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
256 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 4

5 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8 southbound
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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 End2
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
411 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 5

10 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8 southbound
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
102 m
To Distance
280 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.508661 -1.729026
52.50864 -1.728657
52.508623 -1.728481

Segment 6

12 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8 southbound
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
Start2 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
331 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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52.505914 -1.723238
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52.504753 -1.722597
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Segment 7

8 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8 southbound
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
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
Start2 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
702 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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Segment 8

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 southbound between J7A and J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
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Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
61
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
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Road section points
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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
55
Record created
Thu, Oct 22, 2026 8:11 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Oct 22, 2026 10:04 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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