M5 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the M5 right now, but 1 roadwork is 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 31 to Jct 30 hard shoulder running 259/8-256/7

Active Roadworks National Highways

Exeter M5 · M5 Northbound Between J31 And J30

Expected to clear in 7 hours 3 minutes

Started 1 Aug 2026, 18:50 Expected clear 2 Aug 2026, 05:00

M5 northbound Jct 31 to Jct 30 hard shoulder running 259/8-256/7

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the M5

M5 northbound Jct 31 to Jct 30 hard shoulder running 259/8-256/7
Cleared

Cleared 2 hours 31 minutes ago
M5 Southbound Jct 11a to 12 - hard shoulder closure on the entry slip from Gloucester services onto the M5
Cleared

Cleared 16 hours 56 minutes ago
M5 northbound Jct 31 to Jct 30 lane closure 258/2-255/7
Cleared

Cleared 17 hours 11 minutes ago
Lanes 2 and 3 closure northbound
Cleared

Cleared 17 hours 26 minutes ago
Lane 3/2 closure
Cleared

Cleared 17 hours 46 minutes ago
M5 Both Directions Jct 9 to Jct 20 mobile lane closures
Cleared

Cleared 17 hours 56 minutes ago
M5 Both Directions Jct 9 to Jct 15 mobile lane closures
Cleared

Cleared 18 hours 1 minute ago
M5 northbound Jct 31 to Jct 30 lane closure 259/8-255/7
Cleared

Cleared 19 hours 26 minutes ago
M5 Northbound Jct 24 to Jct 23 lane 3 closure (193/9 to 193/0)
Cleared

Cleared 19 hours 26 minutes ago
Lane 1 closure 165/8B to 163/8B
Cleared

Cleared 21 hours 41 minutes ago

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