M42 Closures Tonight and This Week
National Highways lists 24 planned roadworks on the M42 between now and 3 November, 8 of them with a carriageway, slip-road or junction closure. Tonight: 3 closures — A45 clockwise M42 Jct 6 roundabout (Bickenhill Interchange). Partial carriageway closure for maintenance work….
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Planned works on the M42, next two weeks 24
| Road | What | From | To | Delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A446, A45, A452, M42, M6 | M42 both directions Jct 6 to Jct 9. Carriageway, entry and exit slip roads, link road closures and lane closures, plus 24/7 lane closures, hardshoulder closure, narrow lanes and speed restrictions for HS2 works. Diversions are via National Highways and local authority networks. | Mon 11 Mar 10:00 | Sat 18 Dec 05:00 | Moderate (10 - 30 mins) |
| A446, A45, A452, M42, M6 | M42 both directions Jct 6 to Jct 9. Carriageway, entry and exit slip roads, link road closures and lane closures, traffic signals, plus 24/7 lane closures, hardshoulder closure, narrow lanes and speed restrictions for HS2 works. Diversions are via National Highways and local authority networks. | Mon 8 Apr 11:00 | Sat 18 Dec 05:00 | Moderate (10 - 30 mins) |
| A446, A45, A452, M42, M6 | M42 both directions Jct 7 to Jct 6, M6 Jct 4 , Narrow Lanes, Link closures, contraflow and lane closure for bridge construction works for HS2 Diversion via National Highways network | Mon 23 Sep 06:00 | Fri 30 Apr 06:00 | Moderate (10 - 30 mins) |
| A446, A45, A452, M42, M6 | M42 both directions Jct 5a to Jct 9. Carriageway closures for HS2 works. Diversion via National Highways and local authority network. | Wed 27 Aug 21:00 | Sat 23 Dec 05:00 | Moderate (10 - 30 mins) |
| A45, M42 | M42 both directions Jct 6 to Jct 7. Carriageway and lane closures for maintenance works. Diversion via National Highways network. | Sat 25 Apr 21:00 | Sun 29 Nov 04:00 | Slight (less than 10 mins) |
| A38(M), A446, M42, M6 | Closure M6 southbound Jct 6 to Jct 4 including M42 Links. Carriageway closure for maintenance works. Diversion via National Highways and local authority network. | Mon 18 May 21:00 | Sat 12 Dec 06:00 | Moderate (10 - 30 mins) |
| A4097, A446, A45, A452, M42, M6 | M42/A45 both directions Bickenhill to Coleshill Carriageway and lane closures for HS2 works. Diversions are via National Highways and local authority networks. | Tue 26 May 21:00 | Wed 1 Mar 06:00 | Moderate (10 - 30 mins) |
| A446, A45, A452, M42, M6 | M42 both directions Jct 5a to Jct 9. Carriageway closures for HS2 works. Diversion via National Highways and local authority network. | Fri 26 Jun 20:00 | Fri 18 Dec 05:00 | Moderate (10 - 30 mins) |
| M42 | M42 northbound Jct 3a to Jct 4. ERA and lane closure for structural repairs required. | Mon 13 Jul 21:00 | Thu 31 Dec 06:00 | Moderate (10 - 30 mins) |
| A446, A45, A452, M42, M6 | Closure A45 clockwise M42 Jct 6 roundabout (Bickenhill Interchange). Partial carriageway closure for maintenance works. Diversion via National Highways and local authority network. | Tue 14 Jul 15:00 | Thu 31 Dec 21:00 | Moderate (10 - 30 mins) |
| A5, M42, M6, M69 | A5 northbound and southbound M69 roundabout to Dodwells Roundabout. Carriageway, and lane closures plus 24/7 narrow lanes and speed restriction for carriageway reconstruction. Diversion is via National Highways and local authority network. | Mon 3 Aug 20:00 | Tue 31 Aug 20:00 | Slight (less than 10 mins) |
| A446, A5, M42, M6 | M42 both directions Jct 9 to Jct 10. Carriageway and hard shoulder closures for maintenance works. Diversion via National Highways and local authority network. | Mon 28 Sep 21:00 | Thu 31 Dec 23:59 | Moderate (10 - 30 mins) |
| A45, M42 | M42 both directions Jct 5a to Jct 7. Lane closure for maintenance works. | Mon 5 Oct 21:00 | Mon 21 Dec 06:00 | Slight (less than 10 mins) |
| A38, A449, A456, M42, M5 | Closure M5 both directions Jct 4 to Jct 4a. Carriageway closure for maintenance works. Diversion via National Highways and local authority network. | Mon 12 Oct 21:00 | Thu 19 Nov 06:00 | Moderate (10 - 30 mins) |
| M42 | M42 northbound Jct 4 to Jct 5. Lane closure for maintenance works. | Mon 19 Oct 21:00 | Tue 20 Oct 06:00 | Slight (less than 10 mins) |
| M42, M6 | M6 northbound Jct 4 to Jct 5. Lane closure for maintenance works. | Wed 21 Oct 22:00 | Thu 22 Oct 05:00 | Slight (less than 10 mins) |
| M42 | M42 southbound Jct 3 to Jct 2. Lane closure for maintenance works. | Fri 23 Oct 21:00 | Sat 24 Oct 06:00 | Slight (less than 10 mins) |
| M42 | M42 northbound Jct 4. Lane closure for maintenance works. | Fri 23 Oct 21:00 | Sat 24 Oct 06:00 | Slight (less than 10 mins) |
| M40, M42 | Closure M40 southbound, Jct 15 to Jct 14, lane closure, entry slip road closure and diversion route for maintenance works. Diversion via National Highways network. | Mon 26 Oct 22:15 | Thu 29 Oct 06:00 | Slight (less than 10 mins) |
| A5, M42 | Closure A5 both directions Holly Lane to Grendon. Carriageway closure for maintenance works. Diversion via National Highways and local authority network. | Tue 27 Oct 21:00 | Sat 31 Oct 06:00 | Moderate (10 - 30 mins) |
| A435, M40, M42 | Closure M42 northbound Jct 3A to Jct 4. Carriageway closure for maintenance works. Diversion via National Highways and local authority network. | Wed 28 Oct 21:00 | Fri 30 Oct 06:00 | Moderate (10 - 30 mins) |
| M42, M5 | M42 southbound Jct 4A to Jct 5. Lane closure for maintenance works. | Wed 28 Oct 21:00 | Thu 29 Oct 05:00 | Slight (less than 10 mins) |
| A435, M42 | Closure M42 northbound Jct 4. Entry slip road closure for maintenance works. Diversion route via National Highways network. | Fri 30 Oct 22:00 | Sat 31 Oct 06:00 | Moderate (10 - 30 mins) |
| A5, M42 | Closure A5 both directions Centurian Park. Exit and entry slip road closure for maintenance works. Diversion via National Highways and local authority network. | Mon 2 Nov 21:00 | Wed 4 Nov 06:00 | Moderate (10 - 30 mins) |
Roadworks by road
A1 A1(M) A2 A3 A3(M) A5 A6 A11 A12 A13 A14 A19 A20 A21 A23 A26 A27 A30 A31 A34 A35 A36 A38 A38(M) A40 A41 A42 A43 A45 A46 A47 A49 A50 A52 A55 A56 A57 A58 A59 A61 A62 A63 A64 A66 A69 A74(M) A120 A160 A162 A168 A177 A180 A184 A249 A259 A282 A303 A312 A316 A346 A404 A405 A414 A417 A419 A421 A423 A428 A435 A446 A449 A452 A453 A456 A458 A483 A494 A500 A516 A550 A556 A580 A585 A590 A595 A616 A627(M) A628 A631 A663 A690 A696 A1023 A1033 A1077 A1081 A1089 A1307 A2070 A4097 A4123 A4510 A5036 A5103 A5111 A5117 A5127 A5183 A6055 M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M11 M18 M20 M23 M25 M26 M27 M32 M40 M42 M45 M48 M50 M53 M54 M55 M56 M57 M58 M60 M61 M62 M65 M66 M67 M69 M180 M271 M602 M606 M621
Driving through roadworks
- Check before you set off — planned works can be cancelled or moved for weather, and incidents are not in this list.
- Follow the signed diversion; satnavs often do not know about overnight closures.
- Keep to the temporary speed limit — average-speed cameras are common in roadworks.
- Broken down in roadworks without a hard shoulder? Hazard lights on, leave by the left if safe, and call 999.
What this page shows, and what it misses
Planned works on the roads National Highways runs in England — motorways and major A roads — from its weekly published roadworks file, for about two weeks ahead. "Closure" means the description mentions a carriageway, slip-road or junction closure; other works are lane closures, speed limits or hard-shoulder closures. Local council roads, Scotland, Wales and unplanned incidents are not included.
Contains public sector information from National Highways licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.