M5 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the M5 right now, but 1 roadwork is 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

Lane 1 closure

Active Roadworks National Highways

North Somerset M5 · M5 Northbound Between J20 And J19

Expected to clear in 8 hours 30 minutes

Started 4 Aug 2026, 18:51 Expected clear 5 Aug 2026, 05:00

lane 1 closure

Category: Road Maintenance

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M5 closures planned this week

M5 northbound Jct 24 to 23 carriageway closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Bridgwater M5 · M5 Northbound Within J24

Starts in 30 minutes 14 seconds

Starts 4 Aug 2026, 21:00 Expected clear 5 Aug 2026, 05:00

M5 northbound Jct 24 to 23 carriageway closure

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the M5

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