Live incidentLane closureNational Highways
M42 northbound lane closure between J5 and J6, live incident, started Tue 6 Oct, 02:38
- Road
- M42
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J5 to J6
- Started
- Tue 6 Oct, 02:38
- Category
- Incident
M42 northbound link road closure at J7, 5 Oct 2026
Active roadworks
This roadworks closure on the M42 is in force now. It started at 21:00 on Mon 5 Oct and is expected to clear at 06:00 on Tue 6 Oct.
Last updated by National Highways at 03:02 on Tuesday 6 October 2026.
Closure details and map
- Status
- Active roadworks
- Closure type
- Link road closure
- Category
- Construction Work
- Road
- M42
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J7
- Location
- link road between M42 J7 northbound and M6 J4 northbound
- Started
- 21:00 on Monday 5 October 2026
- Expected to clear
- 06:00 on Tuesday 6 October 2026
- Details
- M42 northbound Jct 7 to M6 northbound link road closure
- Source
- National Highways
- Last updated by the source
- 03:02 on Tuesday 6 October 2026
Map of the M42 northbound link road closure at J7
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- Active roadworks
Other M42 closures and crash records
13 other closures are in force on the M42 right now, and 47 more are planned in the next 7 days.
The M42 accident statistics from 1979 to 2025 record 3,882 collisions on the road, 78 of them fatal.
- Active roadworksExit slip road closureNational Highways
M42 northbound exit slip road closure at J2, active roadworks, started Mon 5 Oct, 21:00
- Road
- M42
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J2
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 6 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Active roadworksLane closureNational Highways
M42 northbound lane closure between J5 and J6, active roadworks, started Mon 5 Oct, 21:00
- Road
- M42
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J5 to J6
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 6 Oct, 04:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Active roadworksLink road closureNational Highways
M42 northbound link road closure between J6 and J5, active roadworks, started Mon 5 Oct, 21:00
- Road
- M42 and M6
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J6 to J5
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 6 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Active roadworksLane closureNational Highways
M42 northbound lane closure at J9, active roadworks, started Mon 5 Oct, 21:00
- Road
- M42
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J9
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 6 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Construction Work
- Active roadworksCarriageway closureNational Highways
M42 northbound carriageway closure between J9 and J10, active roadworks, started Mon 5 Oct, 21:00
- Road
- M42
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J9 to J10
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 21:00
- Expected to clear
- Tue 6 Oct, 06:00
- Category
- Construction Work