M42 traffic today
No incidents reported on the M42 right now.
Updated 23:37 UK time · live crashes, closures and delays
Right now
Nothing reported on the M42 at the moment.
Roadworks now
- Southbound J9–J6Link road closed
- Southbound J10–J91 of 3 lanes closedLane 2 closure southbound
- Southbound J7A–J72 of 4 lanes closedLanes closures southbound
- Northbound J62 of 4 lanes closedLanes closures northbound
- Northbound J10Entry slip road closed
Closures tonight
- Northbound J10Entry slip road closed
Earlier today
- M42 northbound · J9–J10: Broken-down vehicle
- M42 southbound · J4A: Obstruction or hazard
Planned closures: next 7 days
Monday 9 November
- Northbound J7Link road closedM42 northbound Jct 7 to M6 northbound link road closure
- Southbound J4–J3AClosed
- Southbound J3Entry slip road closed
- Southbound J2Exit slip road closed
- Northbound J1ClosedM5 southbound Jct 4a to M42 northbound link carriageway closure
Tuesday 10 November
- Northbound J7Link road closedM42 northbound Jct 7 to M6 northbound link road closure
- Southbound J4–J3AClosed
- Southbound J2Exit slip road closed
- Southbound J3Entry slip road closed
- Northbound J1ClosedM5 southbound Jct 4a to M42 northbound link carriageway closure
Wednesday 11 November
- Southbound J4–J3AClosed
- Northbound J7Link road closedM42 northbound Jct 7 to M6 northbound link road closure
- Northbound J1ClosedM5 southbound Jct 4a to M42 northbound link carriageway closure
Thursday 12 November
- Northbound J7Link road closedM42 northbound Jct 7 to M6 northbound link road closure
- Northbound J1ClosedM5 southbound Jct 4a to M42 northbound link carriageway closure
- Southbound J4–J3AClosed
Friday 13 November
- Northbound J7Link road closedM42 northbound Jct 7 to M6 northbound link road closure
- Southbound J4–J3AClosed
- Northbound J1ClosedM5 southbound Jct 4a to M42 northbound link carriageway closure
Saturday 14 November
- Southbound J6Entry slip road closed
- Northbound J9–J10Closed
Sunday 15 November
- Southbound J6Entry slip road closed
- Northbound J9–J10Closed
Long-term closures on the M42
- Southbound J9–J6Link road closed
Planned closures from National Highways, checked every few hours. Plans can change at short notice, so follow the signs. See every closure tonight.
Recent incidents
- M42 reported crash J3A–J3 southbound
- M42 stopped traffic J10–J9 southbound
- M42 reported crash J10 northbound
- M42 reported crash J10–J11 northbound
- M42 crash J3A northbound
- M42 crash J2–J3 northbound
- M42 reported crash J7A–J7 southbound
- M42 reported crash J7A–J7 southbound
- M42 stopped traffic J10–J11
- M42 reported crash J10–J11 northbound
- M42 crash J10–J9 southbound
- M42 crash J10–J9 southbound
- M42 delays J7A–J8
- M42 crash J10
- M42 crash J5–J6
- M42 crash J4A southbound
- M42 crash J1 northbound
- M42 crash J10–J9 southbound
- M42 reported crash J7A–J7 southbound
- M42 crash J10–J11
The last 7 days
Junctions with the most incidents (30 days)
M42 junctions
Live traffic, closures and past incidents at each junction.
Nearby roads
Common questions
Is the M42 closed right now?
No incidents have closed it right now. Roadworks have lanes closed in 3 places (listed above).
Is the M42 closed tonight?
National Highways has 1 closure planned on the M42 tonight: northbound J10 entry slip road closed 21:00–06:00.
Have there been any crashes on the M42 today?
None reported so far today (since midnight UK time).
How can I get M42 alerts?
Follow @motorways.me on Bluesky for crashes and stopped traffic as they're reported, or send it a message saying “M42” for the last 4 hours on the road.
Sources: National Highways, TomTom, TfL and Traffic Wales. Times are UK time. M42 RSS feed