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.
No. Nothing unplanned is reported on the M42 right now: no collisions, breakdowns or obstructions in the National Highways feed. 1 other restriction (roadworks or a queue) is on the M42 traffic page. 2 unplanned incidents on the M42 have been reported and cleared since midnight. The latest to clear was a lane closure at J3a to J4 northbound, reported at 16:18 and cleared by 16:35.
Updated at 19:25 · refreshes every 5 min
Nothing unplanned in the National Highways feed for this road right now. Roadworks and planned closures are listed separately.
Collisions, breakdowns and obstructions reported since midnight and now cleared. We check the National Highways feed every 5 minutes, so a cleared time is accurate to about 5 minutes.
M42 northbound between J3A and J4 · set on the overhead signals
M42 northbound between J3A and J4 · set on the overhead signals
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.
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