M6 southbound Jct 4a to M42 northbound link road closure

Cleared

Start time: Wed, Dec 17, 2025 8:47 PM
Expected end: Thu, Dec 18, 2025 5:00 AM
Duration: 8 hours 13 minutes
Road: M42 – Link Road From M6 J4A Southbound To M42 J8 Northbound
Category: Construction Work
Direction: Northbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Reason: Road Improvement Or Upgrading

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First published: Thu, Dec 18, 2025 1:31 AM
Last updated: Thu, Dec 18, 2025 1:59 AM
Cleared: Thu, Dec 18, 2025 5:00 AM

Latest update: M6 southbound Jct 4a to M42 northbound link road closure

Coordinates: 52.512154, -1.727354
Latitude span: 52.508593 – 52.518163
Longitude span: -1.731031 – -1.725885
Bounding box centre: 52.513378, -1.728458
Location descriptions: link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8 northbound

M42 northbound between J8 and J9

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Wed, Dec 17, 2025 8:47 PM
Overall feed end: Thu, Dec 18, 2025 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 8 hours 13 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

3 coordinate pairs

Description: link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8 northbound
Lanes Restricted: 5 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 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: {C325E38F-0AE1-4E09-997C-DDAF32C306C6}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 106 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

52.516682 -1.726044
52.517151 -1.726171
52.517623 -1.726315

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs

Description: M42 northbound between J8 and J9
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 6 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: {3B126EE4-1A8E-46A8-A5FC-708139626820}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 61 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

52.517623 -1.726315
52.517859 -1.726387
52.518163 -1.726485

Segment 3

29 coordinate pairs

Description: link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8 northbound
Lanes Restricted: 5 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes: 0 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: {A293C84A-DA88-4472-BC9F-3C172C80E3FB}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance: 107 m
To Distance: 1,161 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 35
First coordinate pair: -1.726044, 52.516682
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 35

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View road section coordinates

Cause type: Construction Work
Detailed cause: Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Carriageway Closures