A42/M42 Birmingham should I avoid this road tomorrow?

Hi guys

I have to go to an end of year sales meeting at a hotel in Cheltenham I am travelling from York and I remember last time when I used it it was horrendous with a 50mph limit for fracking miles, it was a few years ago since I used it but knowing how crap our workmen are is it to be avoided and if so which way would I go

many thanks

Depends what time you go. I will go through about 9.30 so unless an accident all should be clear. If you go through before 7am also clear. The two hours between 7 and 9 can be somewhat manic. There are no Roadworks at the moment from jun9 to Jun 3

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Originally Posted by hilly10

Depends what time you go. I will go through about 9.30 so unless an accident all should be clear. If you go through before 7am also clear. The two hours between 7 and 9 can be somewhat manic. There are no Roadworks at the moment from jun9 to Jun 3

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Hi mate I will be leaving home at around 7.30am so I assume I will be hitting it after 9.00am is it still undergoing roadworks or are they finished as I remember they went on for miles and miles!

Download waze on your phone and tell it what time you want to get there for. For a big meeting like that I usually allow 45 mins extra.

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Originally Posted by wileeeeeey

Download waze on your phone and tell it what time you want to get there for. For a big meeting like that I usually allow 45 mins extra.

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Thanks I will have a look at that.

I always avoid it when there's something on at the NEC.

Eddie

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Originally Posted by swanbourne

I always avoid it when there's something on at the NEC.

Eddie

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Thanks Eddie I wonder is there another way to go maybe going further south on the M1 and avoiding the A/M42

You could have a look at A38>M5.

Eddie

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Originally Posted by swanbourne

You could have a look at A38>M5.

Eddie

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Thanks Eddie I will have a look.

The other alternative I used to use when I worked in Gloucester and I was bored of the normal M42/M5 route was M1/M69/A46 which can quite often be quite quiet other than the M1/M69 junction which requires a bit of bravery to late lane change.

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Originally Posted by andy armitage

Thanks Eddie I will have a look.

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M5 is a No No Roadworks Jun1 to 4 Roadworks and getting through M5 / M6 Jun is a nightmare.

I came through the M42 Jun 9 to 6 at 9.30 this morning it's was clear with no problems.

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Originally Posted by hilly10

M5 is a No No Roadworks Jun1 to 4 Roadworks and getting through M5 / M6 Jun is a nightmare.

I came through the M42 Jun 9 to 6 at 9.30 this morning it's was clear with no problems.

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Ahh ok that sounds good, I am going to a hotel in south cerney and I think it does take inthe M5!!!!

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Originally Posted by SeePee

The other alternative I used to use when I worked in Gloucester and I was bored of the normal M42/M5 route was M1/M69/A46 which can quite often be quite quiet other than the M1/M69 junction which requires a bit of bravery to late lane change.

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That does look like a pretty direct route plus I can stay on the M1 for quite a long way until I can get the M69 is it better to stay on the A46 after the M69 rather than the A429 which would take me to south cerney?

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Originally Posted by andy armitage

That does look like a pretty direct route plus I can stay on the M1 for quite a long way until I can get the M69 is it better to stay on the A46 after the M69 rather than the A429 which would take me to south cerney?

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I'd avoid the A46 like the plague


M42 is fine
So is M5


If it's busy they open up hard shoulder

However
It's not at that time

A46 a shockervwith suicide island area still shocking with the new inderpass

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Originally Posted by andy armitage

That does look like a pretty direct route plus I can stay on the M1 for quite a long way until I can get the M69 is it better to stay on the A46 after the M69 rather than the A429 which would take me to south cerney?

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I've always found the A429 to be quite a good route but not sure what it's like at the moment but can't be any worse than M42/M5 which is either speed limited or average camera'd all the way and you'll be lucky to average 50mph in the rush hour.

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Originally Posted by andy armitage

Ahh ok that sounds good, I am going to a hotel in south cerney and I think it does take inthe M5!!!!

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Yes but you join at Jun 4 after the Roadworks.

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Originally Posted by hilly10

Yes but you join at Jun 4 after the Roadworks.

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Thanks for that and all the help help guys I am off this morning so let's see :)