Are there any closures on the M42?

Schedule of hard shoulder and lane closures from 14 February to 27 May 2022: M42 junction 3a northbound / southbound, hard shoulder and lanes 1 and 2, between 14 February and 11 March 2022. M42 junction 3a – 4 northbound, lanes 2 and 3, between 4 and 15 April 2022.

What part of M42 is closed?

The M42 has been closed since Christmas Eve and will remain this way for the rest of the month. It is shut between J9 for Wishaw and Junction 10 for the A5, both northbound and southbound, so work can be carried out for High Speed 2.

What’s the speed limit on M42?

Promoted Stories. So (@Rob_92) tweeted the West Midlands branch of Highways England saying: “Why is there a speed limit of 60mph on the M42? Hardly smart, it’s not even busy!

Why is the M42 closed between junctions 9 and 10?

HS2 Works Notification: M42 closure southbound between J9 and J10 – this weekend. We recently completed extensive works on the M42 motorway between junction 9 (Dunton Interchange) and junction 10 (Tamworth Interchange) to prepare for a bridge to be moved into place over the motorway later this year.

What Junction is Birmingham airport on M42?

junction 6
At junction 6 of the M42 take the A45 and follow signs for the airport. From the North East: From the M42, come off at junction 6 onto the A45 and follow signs for the airport. South: Take the M40 and exit at junction 4A onto the M42 signposted for London and the M1.

Do M42 speed cameras flash?

Cameras can still catch you travelling over the national speed limit even when a variable limit isn’t in place. Do smart motorway speed cameras flash? Smart motorway cameras do not use a visible flash.

Are there cameras on the M42?

The M42 is full of new technologies which when used together help to avoid congestion and keep traffic flowing safely. The automatic number plate recognition cameras can be used to track vehicles and determine where the greatest build up of traffic will be.

How many junctions does the M42 have?

Beyond junction 11 the route is continued as the A42, the junctions on this section, 12–14, are numbered like a continuation of the motorway, but the road has non-motorway status from here….M42 motorway.

M42
Existed	1976–present
History	Opened: 1976 Completed: 1989
Major junctions
Southwest end	Catshill

What Junction is Solihull off the M42?

The M42 Motorway (Junction 5, Solihull) (Northbound Entry Slip Road) (Temporary Prohibition of Traffic) Order 2013.

What are the cameras on M42?

Is the M42 a smart motorway?

Smart motorways, known previously as managed motorways, have existed in the UK since 2006 when the M42 in the West Midlands became a controlled motorway. Today, there’s more than 400 miles of smart motorway in England and Highways England say there’ll be an extra 300 miles by 2025.

Why is the A42 not a motorway?

The choice of number may have been arbitrary, as “M42” was the next unallocated number beginning with a four, but the absence of an A42 may have influenced the choice as the new motorway wouldn’t correspond to the route of any existing A-road. The motorway was progressively extended until it reached its current length.