M5 Jct 18a lane closure on slip road to M49

Cleared

Start time: Tue, Aug 4, 2026 7:46 PM
Expected end: Wed, Aug 5, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 6 hours 19 minutes 2 seconds
Road: M5 – Link Road From A4/A403 To M49/M5 Northbound
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Northbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 4 lanes affected
Reason: Maintenance Work

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First published: Tue, Aug 4, 2026 7:46 PM
Last updated: Wed, Aug 5, 2026 1:50 AM
Cleared: Wed, Aug 5, 2026 2:05 AM

Latest update: M5 Jct 18a lane closure on slip road to M49

Coordinates: 51.500747, -2.681410
Latitude span: 51.499613 – 51.503227
Longitude span: -2.689175 – -2.672763
Bounding box centre: 51.501420, -2.680969
Location descriptions: link road from A4/A403 to M49/M5 northbound

connector at M5 J18/M49/A4

link road from A4/A403 to M49/M5

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Tue, Aug 4, 2026 7:46 PM
Overall feed end: Wed, Aug 5, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 9 hours 14 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

25 coordinate pairs

Description: link road from A4/A403 to M49/M5 northbound
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 2 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: {6C272D5C-EDC9-452F-AFF0-96C33A724018}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 862 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Segment 2

17 coordinate pairs

Description: connector at M5 J18/M49/A4
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 2 operational lanes
Direction On Section: North Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start2 End1
Linear Element Road: M5
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {119E1028-95E0-4807-A5DA-CEA1CD53F59A}
Linear Element Type: B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance: 13 m
To Distance: 367 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs

Description: link road from A4/A403 to M49/M5
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 4 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: {31E646C8-73D0-47CA-A350-8CE3C66CE58E}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 84 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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Geometry points: 45
First coordinate pair: -2.683109, 51.499715
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 45

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Maintenance Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Other