LIVERoadworksM42 link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8 southbound — Lane closures04:56 (4:56am)LIVERoadworksM42 link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8 northbound — Hard shoulder closed04:56 (4:56am)LIVERoadworksM42 northbound between J3A and J4 — Lane closures04:56 (4:56am)See all the latest news →LIVERoadworksM42 link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8 southbound — Lane closures04:56 (4:56am)LIVERoadworksM42 link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8 northbound — Hard shoulder closed04:56 (4:56am)LIVERoadworksM42 northbound between J3A and J4 — Lane closures04:56 (4:56am)See all the latest news →
50M42 SOUTHBOUND LINK ROAD AT J4A1 signalset 12:33 (12:33pm)Overhead MessageM42 J6-J8 CLOSED24 signsset 23:38 (11:38pm)50M42 NORTHBOUND LINK ROAD AT J4A1 signalset 12:33 (12:33pm)Overhead MessageQUEUE AHEADNorthbound, Between J5 & J6set 04:33 (4:33am)Overhead MessageWORKFORCE IN ROAD - SLOWNorthbound, 3 signsset 04:21 (4:21am)See all the overhead messages →See all the speed limit signs →50M42 SOUTHBOUND LINK ROAD AT J4A1 signalset 12:33 (12:33pm)Overhead MessageM42 J6-J8 CLOSED24 signsset 23:38 (11:38pm)50M42 NORTHBOUND LINK ROAD AT J4A1 signalset 12:33 (12:33pm)Overhead MessageQUEUE AHEADNorthbound, Between J5 & J6set 04:33 (4:33am)Overhead MessageWORKFORCE IN ROAD - SLOWNorthbound, 3 signsset 04:21 (4:21am)See all the overhead messages →See all the speed limit signs →
Live M42 traffic data from National Highways · updated 05:02 (5:02am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
M42
M42 Roadworks
These are the M42 roadworks we are aware of, both current and planned, from the M5 at Bromsgrove to Junction 11 at Appleby Magna. Each item gives the junctions, the direction, what is closed and the dates National Highways has published.
Try part word, clos = closure variants, slip road etc
19 matching items - showing 1-10 of 19 total available news items
M42M42 Motorway
M6 - M42 link road lane closure southbound
Active nowRoadworksSouthbound
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 05:02 (5:02am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported 5 min ago
Location
link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8 southbound
Direction
Southbound
Lanes closed
Lane closures
Reason
Road improvement or upgrading
Schedule
05:00 (5am) Mon 2 Nov 2026 → 05:00 (5am) Mon 7 Dec 2026
⏳Long-term works - HA planned end: 05:00 (5am) Mon 7 Dec 2026.
M42M42 Motorway
M6 - M42 link road hardshoulder closure northbound
Active nowRoadworksNorthbound
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 05:02 (5:02am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported 5 min ago
Location
link road from M6 J4A southbound to M42 J8 northbound
Direction
Northbound
Lanes closed
Hard shoulder closed
Reason
Road improvement or upgrading
Schedule
05:00 (5am) Mon 2 Nov 2026 → 05:00 (5am) Mon 7 Dec 2026
⏳Long-term works - HA planned end: 05:00 (5am) Mon 7 Dec 2026.
M42M42 Motorway
Lane 1 closure northbound (closing ERA)
Active nowRoadworksNorthbound
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 05:02 (5:02am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported 5 min ago
Location
M42 northbound between J3A and J4
Direction
Northbound
Lanes closed
Lane closures
Reason
Maintenance work
Schedule
02:30 (2:30am) Tue 14 July 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Thu 31 Dec 2026
⏳Long-term works - HA planned end: 06:00 (6am) Thu 31 Dec 2026.
M42M42 Motorway
Lane closures northbound
PlannedRoadworksNorthbound
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 05:02 (5:02am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported 5 min ago
Location
M42 northbound between J5 and J6
Direction
Northbound
Lanes closed
Lane closures
Reason
Road improvement or upgrading
Schedule
20:00 (8pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 20:00 (8pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026underway until 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
M42M42 Motorway
Lane closures northbound
PlannedRoadworksNorthbound
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 05:02 (5:02am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported 5 min ago
Location
M42 northbound between J5 and J6
Direction
Northbound
Lanes closed
Lane closures
Reason
Road improvement or upgrading
Schedule
20:00 (8pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 11 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 20:00 (8pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 11 Nov 2026starts in about 15 hours · lasts ~10h 00m
M42M42 Motorway
M42 northbound Jct 7 to M6 northbound link road closure
PlannedRoadworksNorthbound Road closed
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 05:02 (5:02am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported 5 min ago
Location
link road between M42 J7 northbound and M6 J4 northbound
Direction
Northbound
Lanes closed
Carriageway closed
Reason
Road improvement or upgrading
Schedule
21:00 (9pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 21:00 (9pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026underway until 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
M42M42 Motorway
M42 northbound Jct 7 to M6 northbound link road closure
PlannedRoadworksNorthbound Road closed
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 05:02 (5:02am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported 5 min ago
Location
link road between M42 J7 northbound and M6 J4 northbound
Direction
Northbound
Lanes closed
Carriageway closed
Reason
Road improvement or upgrading
Schedule
21:00 (9pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 11 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 21:00 (9pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 11 Nov 2026starts in about 16 hours · lasts ~9h 00m
M42M42 Motorway
M42 northbound Jct 7 to M6 northbound link road closure
PlannedRoadworksNorthbound Road closed
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 05:02 (5:02am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported 5 min ago
Location
link road between M42 J7 northbound and M6 J4 northbound
Direction
Northbound
Lanes closed
Carriageway closed
Reason
Road improvement or upgrading
Schedule
21:00 (9pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 21:00 (9pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026underway until 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
M42M42 Motorway
Lanes closures northbound
PlannedRoadworksNorthbound
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 05:02 (5:02am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported 5 min ago
Location
M42 northbound within J6
Direction
Northbound
Lanes closed
Restriction
Reason
Maintenance work
Schedule
21:00 (9pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 04:00 (4am) Wed 11 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 21:00 (9pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 04:00 (4am) Wed 11 Nov 2026starts in about 16 hours · lasts ~7h 00m
M42M42 Motorway
Lanes closures southbound
PlannedRoadworksSouthbound
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 05:02 (5:02am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported 5 min ago
Location
M42 southbound between J7A and J7
Direction
Southbound
Lanes closed
Restriction
Reason
Maintenance work
Schedule
21:00 (9pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 04:00 (4am) Wed 11 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 21:00 (9pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 04:00 (4am) Wed 11 Nov 2026starts in about 16 hours · lasts ~7h 00m
M42M42 Motorway
Lane closures northbound
PlannedRoadworksNorthbound
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 05:02 (5:02am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported 5 min ago
Location
M42 northbound between J5 and J6
Direction
Northbound
Lanes closed
Lane closures
Reason
Road improvement or upgrading
Schedule
20:00 (8pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 20:00 (8pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026underway until 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
M42M42 Motorway
Lane closures northbound
PlannedRoadworksNorthbound
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 05:02 (5:02am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported 5 min ago
Location
M42 northbound between J5 and J6
Direction
Northbound
Lanes closed
Lane closures
Reason
Road improvement or upgrading
Schedule
20:00 (8pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 11 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 20:00 (8pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 11 Nov 2026starts in about 15 hours · lasts ~10h 00m
M42M42 Motorway
Lane 1 closure southbound
PlannedRoadworksSouthbound
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 05:02 (5:02am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported 5 min ago
Location
M42 southbound between J1 and M5
Direction
Southbound
Lanes closed
Lane closures
Reason
Maintenance work
Schedule
21:00 (9pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 11 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 21:00 (9pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 11 Nov 2026starts in about 16 hours · lasts ~9h 00m
M42M42 Motorway
M42 southbound Jct 3 entry slip road closure
PlannedRoadworksSouthbound Road closed
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 05:02 (5:02am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported 5 min ago
Location
M42 J3 southbound access
Direction
Southbound
Lanes closed
Carriageway closed
Reason
Maintenance work
Schedule
21:00 (9pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 21:00 (9pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026underway until 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
M42M42 Motorway
M42 southbound Jct 2 exit slip road closure
PlannedRoadworksSouthbound Road closed
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 05:02 (5:02am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported 5 min ago
Location
M42 J2 southbound exit
Direction
Southbound
Lanes closed
Carriageway closed
Reason
Maintenance work
Schedule
21:00 (9pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 11 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 21:00 (9pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 11 Nov 2026starts in about 16 hours · lasts ~9h 00m
M42M42 Motorway
M42 southbound Jct 3 entry slip road closure
PlannedRoadworksSouthbound Road closed
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 05:02 (5:02am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported 5 min ago
Location
M42 J3 southbound access
Direction
Southbound
Lanes closed
Carriageway closed
Reason
Maintenance work
Schedule
21:00 (9pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 11 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 21:00 (9pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 11 Nov 2026starts in about 16 hours · lasts ~9h 00m
M42M42 Motorway
M42 southbound Jct 2 exit slip road closure
PlannedRoadworksSouthbound Road closed
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 05:02 (5:02am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported 5 min ago
Location
M42 J2 southbound exit
Direction
Southbound
Lanes closed
Carriageway closed
Reason
Maintenance work
Schedule
21:00 (9pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 21:00 (9pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026underway until 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
M42M42 Motorway
M42 southbound Jct 4 to Jct 3A carriageway closure
PlannedRoadworksSouthbound Road closed
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 05:02 (5:02am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported 5 min ago
Location
M42 southbound between J4 and J3A
Direction
Southbound
Lanes closed
Carriageway closed
Reason
Roadworks
Schedule
21:00 (9pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 11 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 21:00 (9pm) Tue 10 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Wed 11 Nov 2026starts in about 16 hours · lasts ~9h 00m
M42M42 Motorway
Lane 1 closure northbound
PlannedUpdateNorthbound
Time now: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 05:02 (5:02am)
04:56 (4:56am)10 Nov 2026reported 5 min ago
Location
M42 northbound between J10 and J11
Direction
Northbound
Lanes closed
Lane closures
Reason
Other
Schedule
21:00 (9pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
Forecast - not confirmed
🚧HA scheduled: 21:00 (9pm) Mon 9 Nov 2026 → 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026underway until 06:00 (6am) Tue 10 Nov 2026
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Roadworks on a short, busy motorway
The M42 is only 40 miles long, but the Department for Transport counts more than 100,000 vehicles a day on most of its main line south of the M6. The busiest counted stretch, Junction 4 to Junction 5 between Shirley and Solihull, carried 136,724 vehicles a day in 2025.
The Junction 5A and Junction 6 scheme
The largest recent project on the M42 is National Highways’ £282 million scheme at Junction 6. It created a new Junction 5A between Solihull and Junction 6, linked by 2.4 km of new dual carriageway — the A4545 — to the Clock Interchange, giving direct access to Birmingham Airport, the NEC, Birmingham Business Park and the planned HS2 interchange station. The A4545 link opened in December 2024. As at 25/09/2026, National Highways’ scheme page lists the scheme as started, and its latest update, dated 13/04/2026, says traffic management between Junctions 5 and 6 was being lifted and works around Junction 6 would finish over the following weeks, with some overnight lane and slip-road closures. More on the Junctions 5A–6 page.
Speed limits through roadworks
A roadworks speed limit is enforced like any other. Where National Highways publishes one, it appears in the list above and on M42 speed limits now. You can filter it out if you only want the works themselves.
What is not on this page
This page shows planned and ongoing works. Unplanned events such as breakdowns and collisions are on M42 accidents, and overnight closures are gathered on M42 closures tonight. Works on the A42 beyond Junction 11 are covered by Traffic News England.
Works on the roads either side
If your route continues onto the M40, the M6 or the M5, their roadworks pages are on our sister sites.
Traffic count figures on this page are from the Department for Transport road traffic statistics, 2025.
M42traffic.co.uk covers the M42 from the M5 at Bromsgrove to the A42 at Appleby Magna, past Solihull, the NEC, Birmingham Airport and Tamworth. It links to the M40, M6 and M5 — sister sites in the same network.M42traffic.co.uk covers the M42 from the M5 at Bromsgrove to the A42 at Appleby Magna, past Solihull, the NEC, Birmingham Airport and Tamworth. It links to the M40, M6 and M5 — sister sites in the same network.
