M42 motorway

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The M42 motorway is a major orbital route in the West Midlands of England that helps divert traffic around Birmingham and connects several key motorways, including the M5, M6, and M40.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf motorway
road in England
connectsTo A38 road NERFINISHED
A4097 road NERFINISHED
A41 road NERFINISHED
A42 road NERFINISHED
A435 road NERFINISHED
A446 road NERFINISHED
A45 road NERFINISHED
A453 road NERFINISHED
M1 motorway NERFINISHED
M40 motorway NERFINISHED
M5 motorway NERFINISHED
M6 Toll
M6 motorway NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
function diverts traffic around Birmingham
hasFeature hard-shoulder running on some sections
variable speed limits on some sections
hasJunctionNumbering Junctions 1 to 11
hasJunctionWith M1 motorway at junction 23A (via A42)
M40 motorway at junction 3A
M5 motorway at junction 4A
M6 motorway at junction 7A (via M6 Toll) and junction 8
hasLaneConfiguration dual carriageway
hasRoadNumber M42
hasSpeedLimit 70 mph (standard sections)
hasTerminus near Ashby-de-la-Zouch (via A42)
near Bromsgrove
locatedIn England
West Midlands
managedBy National Highways
openedInPeriod 1970s
1980s
partOf British motorway network
strategic road network in the West Midlands
passesNear Birmingham Airport
Coleshill
National Exhibition Centre
Redditch
Tamworth
role orbital route around Birmingham
servesArea Staffordshire NERFINISHED
Warwickshire NERFINISHED
Worcestershire NERFINISHED
servesCity Birmingham
Solihull
usesTrafficManagement smart motorway sections

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Birmingham
West Midlands
hasMotorway
Worcestershire
hasTransportRoute

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