M5 Northbound Jct 31 to 30 hardshoulder closure 258/7b - 256/9b

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M5 Northbound Jct 31 to 30 hardshoulder closure 258/7b - 256/9b

Start time
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 6:00 AM
Expected end
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M5 – M5 Northbound Between J31 And J30
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 3:18 PM
Last updated
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 3:52 PM
Cleared
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 4:00 PM
  • Latest update: M5 Northbound Jct 31 to 30 hardshoulder closure 258/7b - 256/9b
Coordinates
50.697240, -3.473120
Latitude span
50.690466 – 50.705079
Longitude span
-3.479177 – -3.468597
Bounding box centre
50.697773, -3.473887
Location descriptions
  • M5 northbound between J31 and J30
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 6:00 AM
Overall feed end
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 4:00 PM
Feed window length
10 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J31 and J30
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
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{6B03FC49-3EA8-450E-A109-C0C503E85233}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,084 m
To Distance
1,263 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
50.690466 -3.479177
50.691255 -3.478143
50.691721 -3.477591

Segment 2

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J31 and J30
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
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3FCDC106-68F5-471B-931A-69261D3115E0}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
716 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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50.691995 -3.47726
50.692642 -3.476558
50.693216 -3.475967
50.694345 -3.474896
50.6944 -3.474844
50.694773 -3.474501
50.695518 -3.473873
50.695809 -3.473642
50.696036 -3.473479
50.696708 -3.472962
50.697239 -3.472564
50.697289 -3.472529

Segment 3

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J31 and J30
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
{B6E736E4-F046-4F23-9F79-0458E6A89C41}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
910 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
50.697289 -3.472529
50.697352 -3.472487
50.699039 -3.471421
50.699077 -3.471398
50.699084 -3.471394
50.699664 -3.471058
50.700217 -3.470764
50.700343 -3.470697
50.700696 -3.470524
50.701989 -3.469941
50.702992 -3.469548
50.704267 -3.469007
50.704964 -3.46866
50.705079 -3.468597
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
30
First coordinate pair
-3.479177, 50.690466
Road section segments
1
Road section points
30
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 3:18 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 3:52 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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