M5 Northbound Jct 18 Portway Roundabout slip road to M5/M49 closed

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M5 Northbound Jct 18 Portway Roundabout slip road to M5/M49 closed

Start time
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 7:44 PM
Expected end
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
6 hours 46 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M5 – Connector At M5 J18/M49/A4
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 7:45 PM
Last updated
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 2:13 AM
Cleared
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 2:30 AM
  • Latest update: M5 Northbound Jct 18 Portway Roundabout slip road to M5/M49 closed
Coordinates
51.499818, -2.689284
Latitude span
51.498345 – 51.500559
Longitude span
-2.690566 – -2.685175
Bounding box centre
51.499452, -2.687871
Location descriptions
  • connector at M5 J18/M49/A4
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 7:44 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 16 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

17 coordinate pairs
Description
connector at M5 J18/M49/A4
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
0 m
To Distance
306 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.500535 -2.687919
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51.500456 -2.68763
51.500094 -2.686457
51.500068 -2.686341
51.499982 -2.685692
51.499914 -2.685175

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
connector at M5 J18/M49/A4
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
22 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.500291 -2.689615
51.500355 -2.689486
51.500401 -2.689343

Segment 3

25 coordinate pairs
Description
connector at M5 J18/M49/A4
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{0B74A32D-FC7A-4676-9DB5-369B8760A548}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
9 m
To Distance
244 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.500172 -2.689832
51.5002 -2.689787
51.500273 -2.689658
51.500291 -2.689615
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
45
First coordinate pair
-2.689343, 51.500401
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
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 7:45 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 2:13 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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