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M5 both directions Jct 22 to Jct 21 - lane 3 closure

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M5 both directions Jct 22 to Jct 21 - lane 3 closure

Start time
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 7:43 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
3 hours 22 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M5 – M5 Northbound Between J22 And J21
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 7:43 PM
Last updated
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 10:18 PM
Cleared
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 11:05 PM
  • Latest update: M5 both directions Jct 22 to Jct 21 - lane 3 closure
Coordinates
51.239568, -2.942843
Latitude span
51.231745 – 51.247076
Longitude span
-2.949816 – -2.932704
Bounding box centre
51.239411, -2.941260
Location descriptions
  • M5 northbound between J22 and J21
  • M5 northbound between J23 and J22
  • M5 northbound within J22
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 7:43 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 17 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

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J22 and J21
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{E0C32510-FCF7-4BCD-92C1-5A07CC5EC9EF}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
866 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.242227 -2.941226
51.242977 -2.940289
51.243382 -2.939747
51.243947 -2.938888
51.244433 -2.938114
51.244925 -2.937296
51.245406 -2.936413
51.245645 -2.935964
51.246159 -2.9349
51.24637 -2.934446
51.246755 -2.933523
51.247021 -2.932855
51.247076 -2.932704

Segment 2

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J22 and J21
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{B2437F4F-E53E-40F7-AE65-33F717F9D438}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
568 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.23733 -2.945641
51.237673 -2.945382
51.240138 -2.943407
51.24048 -2.943089
51.24062 -2.942958
51.240844 -2.942734
51.241083 -2.942497
51.241321 -2.942247
51.241728 -2.941821
51.241806 -2.941732

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J23 and J22
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{09082CEE-AF44-4A56-A071-8CE7A813D09C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,678 m
To Distance
1,726 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.231745 -2.949816
51.232136 -2.949519

Segment 4

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound within J22
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{12FDC1BD-ACB1-4BA7-AFAE-9DB651DDAD7A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
236 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.233984 -2.948124
51.234002 -2.948111
51.234271 -2.947905
51.235794 -2.946751
51.235904 -2.946683

Segment 5

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound within J22
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{04E4C830-5085-4942-8974-57E6A5E71496}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
9 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.235904 -2.946683
51.235975 -2.946618

Segment 6

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J23 and J22
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{64CBA0CC-5CE6-4721-9745-4753D43BCF2B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
227 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.232136 -2.949519
51.232314 -2.949378
51.233773 -2.948284
51.233984 -2.948124

Segment 7

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound within J22
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{F5BF9585-89A8-4968-AC79-8A51F4BF3573}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
165 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.236345 -2.94633
51.23733 -2.945641
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
40
First coordinate pair
-2.941732, 51.241806
Road section segments
1
Road section points
40
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance 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 15, 2026 7:43 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 10:18 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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