Hard shoulder closure southbound

Planned

Hard shoulder closure southbound

Start time
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M5 – M5 Southbound Between J7 And J8
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 3:06 PM
Last updated
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 2:06 AM
Cleared
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Hard shoulder closure southbound
Coordinates
52.057795, -2.143026
Latitude span
52.056312 – 52.058911
Longitude span
-2.144614 – -2.141111
Bounding box centre
52.057612, -2.142863
Location descriptions
  • M5 southbound between J7 and J8
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
other
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 southbound between J7 and J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{A3D1CE4F-F00F-4EE8-A04D-576E30BF2422}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
347 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.058725 -2.144311
52.058671 -2.144223
52.058303 -2.143653
52.057819 -2.142952
52.057226 -2.142177
52.056777 -2.141621
52.056481 -2.141285
52.056312 -2.141111

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 southbound between J7 and J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{99F4D464-8C9A-441A-9689-D748570E3AAA}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
129 m
To Distance
158 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.058911 -2.144614
52.058725 -2.144311
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
10
First coordinate pair
-2.144311, 52.058725
Road section segments
1
Road section points
10
View geometry JSON
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                52.058303
            ],
            [
                -2.142952,
                52.057819
            ],
            [
                -2.142177,
                52.057226
            ],
            [
                -2.141621,
                52.056777
            ],
            [
                -2.141285,
                52.056481
            ],
            [
                -2.141111,
                52.056312
            ],
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                -2.144614,
                52.058911
            ],
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                -2.144311,
                52.058725
            ]
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    ]
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View road section coordinates
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        [
            -2.144311,
            52.058725
        ],
        [
            -2.144223,
            52.058671
        ],
        [
            -2.143653,
            52.058303
        ],
        [
            -2.142952,
            52.057819
        ],
        [
            -2.142177,
            52.057226
        ],
        [
            -2.141621,
            52.056777
        ],
        [
            -2.141285,
            52.056481
        ],
        [
            -2.141111,
            52.056312
        ],
        [
            -2.144614,
            52.058911
        ],
        [
            -2.144311,
            52.058725
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 3:06 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 2:06 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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