Region: Midlands
M42. Birmingham to Nottingham Motorway M5 (J4A) to Tamworth (J11)
Statistics and options.
| Section | Construction started | Opened to traffic |
| Northern Turn (M5 to J1) | June 1988 | December 1989 |
| Southern Links (M5 to J1) | August 1985 | March 1987 |
| Lickey End (J1) to Alvechurch (J2) | March 1984 | June 1986 |
| Alvechurch Section (J2 to J3) | 1983 | June 1986 |
| Umberslade Section (J3 to J4) | May 1983 | September 1985 |
| Solihull Section (J4 to J8) | April 1974 | November 1976 |
| Tamworth (Water Orton) Section (J8 to J9) | April 1984 | December 1985 |
| Tamworth (Kingsbury) Section (J9 to J10) | December 1983 | December 1985 |
| Tamworth (Polesworth) Section (J10 to J11) | January 1984/August 1984 | August 1986 |