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M42 Moderate Cleared

M42 northbound between J4 and J5 | Northbound | Congestion

11 Jun 2026, 17:03 Northbound 38 views

Incident Details

Location : The M42 northbound between junctions J4 and J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

M42
Moderate
Cleared
17:03, 11 Jun 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The M42 northbound between junctions J4 and J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound between junctions J4 and J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 32 minutes. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound between junctions J4 and J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 12m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound between junctions J4 and J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 47m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound between junctions J4 and J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 22m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound between junctions J4 and J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 57m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound between junctions J4 and J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 32m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound between junctions J4 and J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 12m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound between junctions J4 and J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 47m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound between junctions J4 and J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 22m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound between junctions J4 and J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 57m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound between junctions J4 and J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 32m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound between junctions J4 and J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 7m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound between junctions J4 and J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 42m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound between junctions J4 and J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 22m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound between junctions J4 and J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 57m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound between junctions J4 and J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 32m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound between junctions J4 and J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 7m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound between junctions J4 and J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 42m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound between junctions J4 and J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 17m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound between junctions J4 and J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 52m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound between junctions J4 and J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 32m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound between junctions J4 and J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 7m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound between junctions J4 and J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 47m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound between junctions J4 and J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 22m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound between junctions J4 and J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 57m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound between junctions J4 and J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 32m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound between junctions J4 and J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 7m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound between junctions J4 and J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 47m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound between junctions J4 and J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 22m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound between junctions J4 and J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 57m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound between junctions J4 and J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 32m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound between junctions J4 and J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 7m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M42 northbound between junctions J4 and J5 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 11 June 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

Wording as published by National Highways, recorded as it changed.

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