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Lane 1 closure southbound

Cleared

Lane 1 closure southbound

Start time
Wed, Jul 1, 2026 7:50 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jul 2, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
5 hours 45 minutes 1 second
Road
M5 – M5 Southbound Between J7 And J8
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 1 lanes affected
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jul 1, 2026 7:50 PM
Last updated
Thu, Jul 2, 2026 12:38 AM
Cleared
Thu, Jul 2, 2026 1:35 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 1 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.056443, -2.142337
Latitude span
52.048713 – 52.063952
Longitude span
-2.152522 – -2.135378
Bounding box centre
52.056333, -2.143950
Location descriptions
  • M5 southbound between J7 and J8
  • M5 southbound at the Strensham services slip road between J7 and J8
  • M5 J8 southbound exit
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Jul 1, 2026 7:50 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jul 2, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 10 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 southbound between J7 and J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
0 m
To Distance
158 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.059747 -2.145922
52.059219 -2.145115
52.058725 -2.144311

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 southbound at the Strensham services slip road between J7 and J8
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{85D718A3-E765-4C3B-ACC0-019FD214BB8B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
469 m
To Distance
473 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.052739 -2.137946
52.052704 -2.137925

Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 J8 southbound exit
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{F26EFA20-2B6E-4A4A-A7C5-BC194F635D0D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
440 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.052388 -2.13778
52.051245 -2.137025
52.050274 -2.136409
52.049322 -2.135794
52.048774 -2.135442
52.048713 -2.135378

Segment 4

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 southbound between J7 and J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{77A692FF-74D4-4743-BDB0-29BE06BB5CAD}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
1,028 m
To Distance
1,679 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.063952 -2.152522
52.063818 -2.152317
52.062874 -2.150808
52.062595 -2.15037
52.062112 -2.149613
52.061161 -2.14812
52.060797 -2.147557
52.060613 -2.147255
52.06025 -2.146694
52.059747 -2.145922

Segment 5

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 southbound between J7 and J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
491 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
52.055782 -2.140564
52.055704 -2.140493
52.055195 -2.140055

Segment 6

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 J8 southbound exit
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{B523C9DC-C2BD-4453-8E06-5E0C63E752D9}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
36 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.052704 -2.137925
52.052388 -2.13778

Segment 7

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 J8 southbound exit
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
1 operational lane
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
{1BD9E20B-1699-4B51-BECE-5FFCD727FC84}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
308 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.054515 -2.139404
52.054249 -2.139163
52.053838 -2.138825
52.05323 -2.138387
52.052714 -2.138045
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
39
First coordinate pair
-2.145922, 52.059747
Road section segments
1
Road section points
39
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Jul 1, 2026 7:50 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Jul 2, 2026 12:38 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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