M42 J7 traffic
No incidents reported at M42 J7 right now.
Updated 03:28 UK time · at J7 and the stretches either side
Right now
Nothing reported at M42 J7 at the moment.
Roadworks now
- Southbound J7A–J7Link road closedM6 southbound Jct 4a to M42 Jct 7a southbound link road closure
- Southbound J7A–J72 of 4 lanes closedLanes closures southbound
Closures tonight
- Southbound J7A–J7Link road closedM6 southbound Jct 4a to M42 Jct 7a southbound link road closure
Planned closures: next 7 days
Tuesday 3 November
- Southbound J9–J7Closed
- Southbound J7A–J7Link road closedM6 southbound Jct 4a to M42 Jct 7a southbound link road closure
Wednesday 4 November
- Southbound J9–J7Closed
Thursday 5 November
- Southbound J9–J7Closed
Monday 9 November
- Northbound J7Link road closedM42 northbound Jct 7 to M6 northbound link road closure
The last 90 days
Incidents
6
Collisions
4
Road closed
0times
Typical time to clear
1 h 42 minmedian of 4
Busiest time
07:00–08:00
Recent incidents
- M42 reported crash J7A–J7 southbound
- M42 reported crash J7A–J7 southbound
- M42 crash J8–J9 northbound
- M42 reported crash J7A–J7 southbound
Junctions either side
Common questions
Is the M42 closed at junction 7 right now?
No incidents have closed it right now.
Is M42 J7 closed tonight?
National Highways has 1 closure planned here tonight: southbound J7A–J7 link road closed 21:00–06:00.
How many crashes have there been at M42 J7?
4 collisions reported at or either side of J7 in the last 90 days, the latest on 2 Nov 2026 at 12:05.
Includes incidents at J7 and on the stretches either side of it. Sources: National Highways, TomTom, TfL and Traffic Wales. Times are UK time.