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 Northbound Jct 22 lane 1 closure 180/9b - 179/5b

Active Roadworks National Highways

Bridgwater M5 · M5 Northbound Between J23 And J22

Expected to clear in 6 hours 49 minutes

Started 29 Jul 2026, 19:06 Expected clear 30 Jul 2026, 05:00

M5 Northbound Jct 22 lane 1 closure 180/9b - 179/5b

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 6 hours 49 minutes

Started 29 Jul 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 30 Jul 2026, 05:00

Hard shoulder, lane 1 and lane 2 closure southbound

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 Between J15 And J14

Expected to clear in 6 hours 49 minutes

Started 29 Jul 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 30 Jul 2026, 05:00

M5 Both Directions Jct 9 to Jct 15 mobile lane closures

Category: Road Maintenance

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Single lane running

Active Roadworks National Highways

Bridgwater M5 · M5 Northbound Between J23 And J22

Expected to clear in 6 hours 49 minutes

Started 29 Jul 2026, 18:40 Expected clear 30 Jul 2026, 05:00

single lane running

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the M5

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