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 southbound Jct 2 entry slip road closure

Active Roadworks National Highways

Sandwell M5 · M5 J2 Southbound Access

Expected to clear in 5 hours 2 minutes

Started 30 Jul 2026, 20:19 Expected clear 31 Jul 2026, 05:00

M5 southbound Jct 2 entry slip road closure

Category: Road Maintenance

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Hard shoulder, lane 1 and lane 2 closure southbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Bromsgrove M5 · M5 Northbound Between J4A And J4

Expected to clear in 5 hours 2 minutes

Started 30 Jul 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 31 Jul 2026, 05:00

Hard shoulder, lane 1 and lane 2 closure southbound

Category: Road Maintenance

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Single lane running

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Bridgwater M5 · M5 Northbound Between J23 And J22

Expected to clear in 5 hours 2 minutes

Started 30 Jul 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 31 Jul 2026, 05:00

single lane running

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 day 5 hours

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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