All clear
No accidents reported on the M42
Nothing unplanned in the National Highways feed for this road right now. Roadworks and planned closures are listed separately.
Clear
No accidents reported on the M42 right now. Roadworks and planned closures are on the M42 traffic page.
Updated 16:17 · refreshes every 5 min
Nothing unplanned in the National Highways feed for this road right now. Roadworks and planned closures are listed separately.
This page lists unplanned incidents only: collisions, breakdowns and obstructions reported on the M42. For the full picture including roadworks see M42 traffic, and for what’s shut this weekend see M42 closures.
The M42 forms the eastern and southern side of the Birmingham motorway box, serving the NEC, Birmingham Airport and the M40, M6 and M6 Toll interchanges. It was Britain's first smart motorway, so variable limits and lane closures are managed actively along its whole length. Live incidents and closures refresh every 5 minutes.