M5 Northbound Jct 31 to 30 hardshoulder closure 261/3b - 259/3b

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M5 Northbound Jct 31 to 30 hardshoulder closure 261/3b - 259/3b

Start time
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 6:00 AM
Expected end
Thu, Jul 30, 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 2:36 PM
Last updated
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 10:54 AM
Cleared
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 4:00 PM
  • Latest update: M5 Northbound Jct 31 to 30 hardshoulder closure 261/3b - 259/3b
Coordinates
50.685347, -3.499487
Latitude span
50.683092 – 50.686740
Longitude span
-3.511569 – -3.486182
Bounding box centre
50.684916, -3.498876
Location descriptions
  • M5 northbound between J31 and J30
Feed validity status
Suspended
Overall feed start
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 6:00 AM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 4:00 PM
Feed window length
10 hours
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

11 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
{868BFFF3-AC99-4564-BA48-5BFF237A1B3C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
459 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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50.685591 -3.497062
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50.685349 -3.494138
50.685344 -3.493897

Segment 2

5 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
138 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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50.685345 -3.493798
50.685344 -3.493161
50.685381 -3.492412
50.685412 -3.491945

Segment 3

29 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 End2
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3DC94503-E067-4BDA-A1F0-9867DC4A42E4}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
27 m
To Distance
909 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 4

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
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
0 m
To Distance
436 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
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First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
59
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Suspended
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 2:36 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 10:54 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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