M5 southbound Jct 18 entry slip carriageway closure

Cleared

M5 southbound Jct 18 entry slip carriageway closure

Start time
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours
Road
M5 – M5 J18 Southbound Access From A4/A403
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 9:24 AM
Last updated
Sat, Jul 25, 2026 12:25 AM
Cleared
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M5 southbound Jct 18 entry slip carriageway closure
Coordinates
51.499915, -2.675789
Latitude span
51.499114 – 51.500808
Longitude span
-2.681407 – -2.673893
Bounding box centre
51.499961, -2.677650
Location descriptions
  • M5 J18 southbound access from A4/A403
  • M5 southbound within J18 after A4 access
Feed validity status
Suspended
Overall feed start
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Jul 28, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours
Probability code (raw)
certain
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 J18 southbound access from A4/A403
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{FFF4C62C-BD26-4A0A-A589-2D02C8A7F821}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
27 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.499398 -2.679353
51.499373 -2.678955

Segment 2

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 J18 southbound access from A4/A403
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{DA33A67E-60E7-4C96-97F9-7C68F9FBA6CF}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
119 m
To Distance
263 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.499558 -2.681407
51.499545 -2.681235
51.499528 -2.681005
51.499398 -2.679353

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 southbound within J18 after A4 access
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
5 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{74BF9D64-27CB-4E02-9587-23248DD57E0D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
75 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.50021 -2.677296
51.500201 -2.677311
51.500116 -2.677482
51.499789 -2.67814

Segment 4

38 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 J18 southbound access from A4/A403
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{13BD5C09-C3BD-49F3-B8AE-B7D371F9CC01}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
713 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.499636 -2.673989
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51.500796 -2.675518
51.50075 -2.675777
51.500722 -2.675892
51.50021 -2.677296
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
48
First coordinate pair
-2.679353, 51.499398
Road section segments
1
Road section points
48
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Suspended
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Jul 16, 2026 9:24 AM
Record versioned
Sat, Jul 25, 2026 12:25 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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