Notice of M42 junction 6 to 7A overnight closures for installation of narrow lanes and temporary traffic management
Work item: HS2-MW-BBV-Ph1-Ar-No-N1-Traf-32-09/07/2024
Work Item Summary
- Project Phase
- Phase 1
- Region
- Solihull, West Midlands
- Location
- M42, M42/M6 link road, Solihull
- Contractor
- BBV JV
- Type of works
- Overnight road closure
- Estimated Start Date
- 19/08/2024
- Estimated End Date
- 06/09/2024
What we are doing
The new railway will pass over the M42 on a box structure near the Birmingham Business Park.
Working with National Highways as we progress with the build of the M42 twin box, we will need access to the central reserve of the carriage way.
To create a safe working space, we will need to install narrow lanes on sections of the M42 with some overnight closures for the duration of these works. The narrow lanes will be in-place until the M42 twin box structure has been built.
M42 northbound, junction 6-7a, will be closed for 4 nights on 19 August – 22 August between 9pm – 5am.
M42 southbound, junction 7a – 6, will be closed for 7 nights on 30 August – 6 September between 9pm – 5am.
When we close the M42 northbound on 19 August 2024, we will carry out an adjustment to the traffic management on the link road to the southbound M6, to avoid further closures in September.
The adjustments will not affect daytime journeys from M42 towards Coventry on the M6.
During the day we will have traffic management in place, with three lanes available for road users and a speed restriction of 50mph.
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