M5 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the M5 right now, but 4 roadworks are 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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Lanes 2 and 3 closure northbound

Active Roadworks National Highways

Bromsgrove M5 · M5 Northbound Within J4A

Expected to clear in 6 hours 50 minutes

Started 20 Jul 2026, 20:35 Expected clear 21 Jul 2026, 05:00

Lanes 2 and 3 closure northbound

Category: Road Maintenance

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M5 Northbound Jct 12 to 11a lane 1 closure 94/7b - 93/9b

Active Roadworks National Highways

Dursley M5 · M5 Northbound Between J12 And J11A

Expected to clear in 6 hours 50 minutes

Started 20 Jul 2026, 19:50 Expected clear 21 Jul 2026, 05:00

M5 Northbound Jct 12 to 11a lane 1 closure 94/7b - 93/9b

Category: Road Maintenance

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M5 northbound Jct 23 - mobile lane closure (186/8 186/6 185/6)

Active Roadworks National Highways

Bridgwater M5 · M5 Northbound Between J23 And J22

Expected to clear in 4 hours 50 minutes

Started 20 Jul 2026, 19:19 Expected clear 21 Jul 2026, 03:00

M5 northbound Jct 23 - mobile lane closure (186/8 186/6 185/6)

Category: Road Maintenance

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M5 Southbound Jct 11a to 12 - hard shoulder closure on the entry slip from Gloucester services onto the M5

Active Roadworks National Highways

Gloucester M5 · M5 Southbound At The Gloucester Services Between J11A And J12 Access

Expected to clear in 1 week 4 days

Started 13 Jun 2026, 05:00 Expected clear 1 Aug 2026, 05:00

M5 Southbound Jct 11a to 12 - hard shoulder closure on the entry slip from Gloucester services onto the M5

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the M5

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