M5 northbound Jct 21 to 20 Mobile hard shoulder closure 156/6-156/0

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M5 northbound Jct 21 to 20 Mobile hard shoulder closure 156/6-156/0

Start time
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 6:45 PM
Expected end
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
2 hours 45 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M5 – M5 Northbound Between J21 And J20
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 6:45 PM
Last updated
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 8:47 PM
Cleared
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 9:30 PM
  • Latest update: M5 northbound Jct 21 to 20 Mobile hard shoulder closure 156/6-156/0
Coordinates
51.426721, -2.843365
Latitude span
51.424070 – 51.429047
Longitude span
-2.845318 – -2.841565
Bounding box centre
51.426559, -2.843442
Location descriptions
  • M5 northbound between J21 and J20
  • M5 northbound within J20
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 6:45 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours 15 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

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J21 and J20
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{3AB0C0CA-3660-48C3-B3F9-909EFFF3A547}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
367 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.425195 -2.84451
51.425638 -2.844164
51.425765 -2.844069
51.425956 -2.843905
51.426659 -2.843415
51.4275 -2.842827
51.427789 -2.842602
51.428205 -2.842322

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound within J20
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{ED355392-03EB-457C-B254-55CB5A6983B3}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
107 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.428205 -2.842322
51.428522 -2.842026
51.428947 -2.841645
51.429047 -2.841565

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J21 and J20
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{9621140C-72F2-4C9F-88EC-F4F888C9D136}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
542 m
To Distance
679 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.42407 -2.845318
51.424119 -2.845281
51.425195 -2.84451
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
15
First coordinate pair
-2.844510, 51.425195
Road section segments
1
Road section points
15
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 6:45 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 8:47 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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