M5 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the M5 right now, but 3 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 westbound Jct 18 Avonmouth Spur lane closure

Active Roadworks National Highways

Bristol M5 · Connector At M5 J18/M49/A4

Expected to clear in 7 hours 28 minutes

Started 14 Oct 2026, 20:03 Expected clear 15 Oct 2026, 05:00

M5 westbound Jct 18 Avonmouth Spur lane closure

Category: Road Maintenance

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M5 Both Directions Jct 9 to Jct 15 mobile lane closures

Planned Roadworks National Highways

South Gloucestershire M5 · M5 Northbound Within J15

Expected to clear in 7 hours 28 minutes

Started 14 Oct 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 15 Oct 2026, 05:00

M5 Both Directions Jct 9 to Jct 15 mobile lane closures

Category: Road Maintenance

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

Planned Roadworks National Highways

North Somerset M5 · M5 Northbound Between J22 And J21

Expected to clear in 3 years 2 weeks

Started 22 Sep 2026, 05:00 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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M5 closures planned this week

M5 northbound Western Arm northbound to M6 link road closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Sandwell M5 · Link Road From M5 Northbound To M6 J8 Northbound

Starts in 1 hour 27 minutes

Starts 14 Oct 2026, 22:59 Expected clear 15 Oct 2026, 05:00

M5 northbound Western Arm northbound to M6 link road closure

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the M5

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