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M42 Road Closures — Official Records & Permits

Current and upcoming M42 motorway closures. Full permit references, promoting organisations, and highway authority details.

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About the M42

Verified junction coverage

This profile summarises the verified junction records linked to the M42. It identifies the mapped junction coverage used on this page and does not claim a route length, endpoint, ownership or current traffic status.

Road reference

M42 motorway

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Mapped junctions

15 records

Junction references currently represented in the verified dataset.

Coordinate status

15 of 15 verified

Verified coordinates are retained as junction map points, not a route centreline.

Mapped context

4 county labels

8 nearby locality labels across the mapped junction records.

Route context for M42 closures

The live list below reports current and planned records associated with M42. Junction locations and closure locations remain separate map references.

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M42 — Live Statistics

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M42 Junctions

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J1

Harvester Island

Bromsgrove

J2

Hopwood Park

Bromsgrove

J3

Portway Island

Bromsgrove

J3A

Umberslade

Stratford-on-Avon

J4

Monkspath Interchange

Solihull

J4A

Catshill

Bromsgrove

J5

Copt Hill Interchange

Solihull

J5A

Catherine-de-Barnes Interchange

Solihull

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Road Closures on the M42

Road Closures UK shows all 9 current and planned closures on the M42 motorway, sourced directly from National Highways' Transport Data Feeds and Street Manager. Each record includes the full permit reference number, the promoting organisation carrying out the works, the responsible highway authority, the work status, and whether a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order (TTRO) is required — information not available on Google Maps, Waze, or other traffic apps.

What the current M42 records show

The 9 records currently published for M42 are scheduled to start later rather than active today. Locations affected include Birmingham, Coventry and Derby. Recorded severity is medium (9). The latest scheduled end date on this page is 15 September.

Live closure details

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Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows all current and planned road closures on the M42, updated every 15 minutes from official UK government sources including Street Manager and National Highways. Click any closure to see full permit details, including the permit reference number, promoting organisation, and highway authority.
M42 road closure data comes from official UK sources: Street Manager (councils and utility companies), National Highways (motorways and major A-roads), D-TRO (Digital Traffic Regulation Orders), Traffic Scotland, Traffic Wales, and TrafficWatchNI. All data is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Road Closures UK shows M42 closures up to 90 days in advance. Street Manager permits are submitted by councils and utility companies before work begins, so you can often see closures weeks or months ahead of the start date.
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