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M42 northbound traffic at 14:08 on Tuesday 3 November: 1 live incident.
Checked 14:08 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.
No. There is no full closure on the M42 northbound at 14:08. 1 live incident is on the board above.
Yes. 1 live incident on the M42 northbound at 14:08: congestion, northbound J5A–J8 near Solihull (reported 13:46). Every one is on the live board above.
No. No closures are planned on the M42 northbound tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00).
Tonight: M42 closures and diversions ›No full closures. The M42 northbound stays open this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00). 1 lane or slip road closure is planned: northbound Jct 10 entry slip road closure, Sun 21:00 to 06:00.
This weekend: M42 closures and diversions ›No. No collision has been reported on the M42 northbound since midnight.
M42 accidents today and yesterday ›Answers use official data only: the National Highways live incident feed and their planned closure report. Times can change, so check before you set off.
This page tracks live M42 traffic northbound only — every incident, closure and roadworks National Highways publish for the northbound carriageway, updated every 5 minutes, 24 hours a day. Anything they list without naming a direction is shown here too, so nothing is missed.
Heading the other way? See M42 southbound traffic. The full M42 traffic page covers both directions, with the live map, junction-by-junction status, the latest M42 videos and tonight's M42 roadworks.
No — as of 14:08 National Highways list no full closure on the M42 northbound. There is 1 live incident — see the board above.
One live incident on the M42 northbound right now — every one is on the live board above, direct from National Highways.
Yes — 1 live incident on the M42 northbound at 14:08: congestion. Every one is on the live board above, direct from National Highways.
Right now: The M42 northbound between junctions J5A and J8. Congestion. Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:30 and 14:45 on 03 November 2026. Currently Active — around 5 minutes of delay. Live detail above.
None scheduled as of 14:08. Overnight closures usually run from around 21:00–22:00 to 06:00 — this page lists them the moment National Highways publish them.
Right here — this page is live M42 traffic for the northbound carriageway, updated every 5 minutes from National Highways, 24 hours a day. The full M42 page covers both directions with the live map and junction-by-junction status.
The whole northbound carriageway, end to end — the M42 runs between Bromsgrove (M5 J1) and Tamworth (A5). The southbound side has its own page.
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