M5 northbound Jct 16 exit slip - lane closure

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M5 northbound Jct 16 exit slip - lane closure

Start time
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Sat, Jul 18, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 50 minutes 1 second
Road
M5 – M5 J16 Northbound Exit
Category
Authority Operation
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
1 of 2 lanes affected, 2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Jul 6, 2026 7:21 PM
Last updated
Sat, Jul 18, 2026 4:21 AM
Cleared
Sat, Jul 18, 2026 4:50 AM
  • Latest update: M5 northbound Jct 16 exit slip - lane closure
Coordinates
51.546302, -2.571352
Latitude span
51.545137 – 51.547303
Longitude span
-2.574266 – -2.569047
Bounding box centre
51.546220, -2.571657
Location descriptions
  • M5 J16 northbound exit
  • M5 northbound between J17 and J16
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Jul 18, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
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

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 J16 northbound exit
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
{A6E81DAC-C28A-4900-91EA-9AA0E6221DB4}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
373 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.545408 -2.573488
51.545963 -2.572125
51.545976 -2.572092
51.546336 -2.571207
51.546754 -2.570235
51.546836 -2.570045
51.5471 -2.56937
51.547137 -2.569313
51.547254 -2.569113
51.547303 -2.569047

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{F6771D8D-31F0-4E67-8430-5CFFF2D178EE}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
2,567 m
To Distance
2,628 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.545137 -2.574266
51.545307 -2.57379
51.545408 -2.573488
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
13
First coordinate pair
-2.573488, 51.545408
Road section segments
1
Road section points
13
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Authority Operation
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Mon, Jul 6, 2026 7:21 PM
Record versioned
Sat, Jul 18, 2026 4:21 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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