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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M5 roadworks in force now

M5 northbound Jct 10 entry slip road closed

Active Roadworks National Highways

Cotswolds M5 · M5 J10 Northbound Access

Expected to clear in 5 hours 36 minutes

Started 12 Oct 2026, 20:07 Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 05:00

M5 northbound Jct 10 entry slip road closed

Category: Road Maintenance

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M5 Northbound Jct 19 to Jct 18 lane closure 144/1-141/9

Active Roadworks National Highways

Bristol M5 · M5 Northbound Between J19 And J18

Expected to clear in 5 hours 36 minutes

Started 12 Oct 2026, 19:49 Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 05:00

M5 Northbound Jct 19 to Jct 18 lane closure 144/1-141/9

Category: Road Maintenance

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M5 northbound Jct 20 to Jct 19 lane closure 155/8-152/8

Active Roadworks National Highways

North Somerset M5 · M5 Northbound Between J20 And J19

Expected to clear in 5 hours 36 minutes

Started 12 Oct 2026, 19:08 Expected clear 13 Oct 2026, 05:00

M5 northbound Jct 20 to Jct 19 lane closure 155/8-152/8

Category: Road Maintenance

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M5 northbound Jct 22 to Jct 21 narrow lanes (166/3 to 161/9)

Active Roadworks National Highways

North Somerset M5 · M5 Northbound Between J21 And J20

Expected to clear in 3 years 3 weeks

Started 19 Sep 2026, 04:44 Expected clear 3 Nov 2029, 06:00

M5 northbound Jct 22 to Jct 21 narrow lanes (166/3 to 161/9)

Category: Construction Work

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Recently cleared on the M5

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