M5 northbound - lane closure

Cleared

M5 northbound - lane closure

Start time
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
1 second
Road
M5 – M5 Northbound Between J26 And J25
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 3 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 9:05 AM
Last updated
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 6:50 PM
Cleared
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 8:00 PM
  • Latest update: M5 northbound - lane closure
Coordinates
51.003884, -3.074996
Latitude span
50.999062 – 51.010734
Longitude span
-3.081810 – -3.068691
Bounding box centre
51.004898, -3.075251
Location descriptions
  • M5 northbound between J26 and J25
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Sep 23, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 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

16 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J26 and J25
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{0F36221B-14CD-4681-B68A-E199CA1FCCCF}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
714 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.001061 -3.078223
51.001326 -3.077805
51.001408 -3.077675
51.001609 -3.077366
51.001937 -3.076875
51.00231 -3.076356
51.002574 -3.076006
51.00313 -3.075278
51.003521 -3.074802
51.003684 -3.074614
51.004166 -3.074061
51.004529 -3.073657
51.005038 -3.073141
51.005346 -3.07282
51.005954 -3.07225
51.006154 -3.072069

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J26 and J25
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{C0FFB5CD-052C-49D4-8BD0-0B76C32DB7C3}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
562 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.006154 -3.072069
51.006516 -3.071764
51.007268 -3.071168
51.008282 -3.070393
51.0084 -3.070311
51.010481 -3.068862
51.010734 -3.068691

Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J26 and J25
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl3
Lane Number
3
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{B02D1800-5C8E-48C5-948A-B082FA372519}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
198 m
To Distance
534 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
50.999062 -3.08181
50.999498 -3.080966
50.999974 -3.080093
51.000431 -3.079263
51.001025 -3.078279
51.001061 -3.078223
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
29
First coordinate pair
-3.078223, 51.001061
Road section segments
1
Road section points
29
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
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 9:05 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Sep 22, 2026 6:50 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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