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

Hardshoulder closure northbound

Active Roadworks National Highways

Solihull M42 · M42 Northbound Within J6

Expected to clear in 2 months 3 weeks

Started 19 May 2026, 04:46 Expected clear 4 Jan 2027, 06:00

Hardshoulder closure northbound

Category: Road Maintenance

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M42 closures planned this week

Lane 2 closure northbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Birmingham North East M42 · M42 Northbound Between J10 And J11

Starts in 12 hours 39 minutes

Starts 13 Oct 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 14 Oct 2026, 05:00

Lane 2 closure northbound

Category: Road Maintenance

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Hardshoulder and lane 1 closure northbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Bromsgrove M42 · M42 Northbound Between J1 And J2

Starts in 12 hours 39 minutes

Starts 13 Oct 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 14 Oct 2026, 05:00

Hardshoulder and lane 1 closure northbound

Category: Road Maintenance

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Lanes closures southbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Solihull M42 · M42 Southbound Between J7 And J6

Starts in 12 hours 39 minutes

Starts 13 Oct 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 14 Oct 2026, 03:00

Lanes closures southbound

Category: Road Maintenance

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Lanes closures northbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Solihull M42 · M42 Northbound Between J5 And J6

Starts in 12 hours 39 minutes

Starts 13 Oct 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 14 Oct 2026, 03:00

Lanes closures northbound

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the M42

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