M5 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the M5 right now, but 1 roadwork is currently in force.

Live M5 updates from National Highways and Traffic Wales: incident closures, roadworks in force, planned closures for the week ahead and recently cleared disruption.

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M5 roadworks in force now

M5 Northbound Jct 31 to 30 - 24hr hardshoulder closure 258/7b - 257/0b

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Exeter M5 · M5 Northbound Between J31 And J30

Expected to clear in 2 weeks 22 hours

Started 14 Sep 2026, 05:00 Expected clear 26 Oct 2026, 20:00

M5 Northbound Jct 31 to 30 - 24hr hardshoulder closure 258/7b - 257/0b

Category: Construction Work

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Recently cleared on the M5

M5 northbound Jct 12 to 11A - lane closure (89/3 to 86/8)
Cleared

Cleared 22 seconds ago
M5 northbound Jct 12 to 11A - lane closure (89/3 to 86/8)
Cleared

Cleared 2 hours 25 minutes ago
M5 northbound Jct 10 to 9 - hardshoulder closure (78/2 to 76/6)
Cleared

Cleared 1 day 16 hours ago
M5 southbound Jct 13 entry slip lane 1 closure
Cleared

Cleared 1 day 16 hours ago
M5 northbound Jct 22 to Jct 21 narrow lanes (166/3 to 161/9)
Cleared

Cleared 1 day 17 hours ago
M5 northbound Jct 25 to 24 lane closures (197/2 to 196/5)
Cleared

Cleared 1 day 17 hours ago
M5 Both Directions Jct 9 to Jct 15 mobile lane closures
Cleared

Cleared 1 day 17 hours ago
M5 northbound Jct 10 to 9 - hardshoulder closure (78/2 to 77/3)
Cleared

Cleared 1 day 18 hours ago
M5 northbound Jct 22 to Jct 21 narrow lanes (166/3 to 161/9)
Cleared

Cleared 1 day 18 hours ago
M5 Both Directions Jct 9 to Jct 20 mobile lane closures
Cleared

Cleared 1 day 18 hours ago

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