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This page shows UK-filtered current and planned disruption records on the M42, supplied through ClearRoute with source schedule details where available.

Where does the M42 road closure data come from?

M42 road closure data comes from official UK sources: Street Manager, National Highways, D-TRO, Traffic Scotland, Traffic Wales, and TrafficWatchNI. All data is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Road Closures UK shows M42 closures up to 90 days in advance.

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M42 Road Closures — Official Records & Permits

Current and upcoming M42 motorway closures, roadworks and lane restrictions. 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

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Coordinate status

15 of 15 verified

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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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9 M42 disruption records found

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9 full closures · 0 roadworks · 0 lane restrictions

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A full closure, roadwork or lane restriction is shown only when supplied by the source. Individual start and end times are source schedule times where available; they are not a guarantee of on-road conditions.

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			End		Permit Ref	Status
roadworks — A5 FROM M42 J10 ROUNDABOUT TO END OF DUALLING AT DORDON SE, NORTH WARWICKSHIRE Coventry	—	—	—	9 Oct 2026 15:26	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — A5 FROM M42 J10 ROUNDABOUT TO END OF DUALLING AT DORDON SE, NORTH WARWICKSHIRE Coventry	—	—	—	9 Oct 2026 10:32	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — ROUNDABOUT AT THE JUNCTION OF M42 SLIP ROADS A42 SLIP ROADS A444 B5493 AND TAMWORTH ROAD, APPLEBY MAGNA Measham	—	—	—	3 Oct 2026 15:06	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — A42 FROM M42 J11 TO J B4116 NE, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE Derby	—	—	—	2 Oct 2026 09:23	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — A42 FROM J B4116 TO M42 J11 SW, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE Derby	—	—	—	2 Oct 2026 09:21	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: — Ends: —
roadworks — A42 FROM M42 J11 TO J B4116 NE, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE Derby	—	30 Sept 2026 23:00	23 Dec 2026	11 Aug 2026 10:00	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 30 Sept 2026 23:00 Ends: 23 Dec 2026
roadworks — A42 FROM J B4116 TO M42 J11 SW, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE Derby	—	30 Sept 2026 23:00	23 Dec 2026	11 Aug 2026 10:00	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 30 Sept 2026 23:00 Ends: 23 Dec 2026
roadworks — A42 FROM M42 J11 TO J B4116 NE, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE Derby	—	30 Sept 2026 23:00	23 Dec 2026	7 Aug 2026 13:33	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 30 Sept 2026 23:00 Ends: 23 Dec 2026
roadworks — A42 FROM J B4116 TO M42 J11 SW, NORTH WEST LEICESTERSHIRE Derby	—	30 Sept 2026 23:00	23 Dec 2026	7 Aug 2026 13:31	—	mediumMedium impactActiveActive NowStarted: 30 Sept 2026 23:00 Ends: 23 Dec 2026

M42 — Live Statistics

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M42 Junctions

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Bromsgrove

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Bromsgrove

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Umberslade

Stratford-on-Avon

Monkspath Interchange

Solihull

J4A

Catshill

Bromsgrove

Copt Hill Interchange

Solihull

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Road Closures on the M42

Road Closures UK shows 9 current and planned disruption records associated with the M42 motorway, sourced directly from National Highways' Transport Data Feeds and Street Manager. The record type identifies a full closure, roadworks or lane restriction where supplied. Each record includes the available permit reference, promoter, responsible highway authority, work status and TTRO information.

Scope: UK-only records supplied through ClearRoute for M42. “Current” is determined from available source event times; planned reports and records without usable event times are identified by their visible schedule details. The site-wide connection/cache status is separate from each record’s source timing.

What these local M42 records show

4 locally scoped records have source times indicating it is scheduled active for M42. 5 reports do not have usable source schedule times. Locations affected include Derby, Coventry and Measham. Recorded severity is medium (9). The latest scheduled end date on this page is 23 December.

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Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows UK-filtered current and planned disruption records reported for the M42 through ClearRoute. “Current” depends on available source schedule times; use the type filter to distinguish full road closures from roadworks and lane restrictions, then open a record for its permit reference, promoter 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 can show reported full closures, roadworks and lane restrictions on the M42 up to 90 days in advance. Street Manager permits are submitted by councils and utility companies before work begins, so you can often see planned work weeks or months ahead of the start date.

Yes. Use the date and type filters on this page to review reported records scheduled for today, then open a record to confirm its available start and end times. A record is not treated as a live closure solely because it is listed for today.

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