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M5 southbound Jct 8 to Jct 9 lane closures

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M5 southbound Jct 8 to Jct 9 lane closures

Start time
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Jul 15, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
1 second
Road
M5 – M5 Southbound Between J8 And J9
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 4:15 AM
Last updated
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 6:42 AM
Cleared
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 8:00 PM
  • Latest update: M5 southbound Jct 8 to Jct 9 lane closures
Coordinates
52.013194, -2.120935
Latitude span
52.001804 – 52.021431
Longitude span
-2.122546 – -2.120143
Bounding box centre
52.011618, -2.121345
Location descriptions
  • M5 southbound between J8 and J9
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Jul 15, 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 southbound between J8 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{6AF013CD-1DA9-40E9-BD93-E0EB8A8FEB2C}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
181 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.00343 -2.122311
52.002014 -2.122514
52.001804 -2.122546

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 southbound between J8 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{C09015E0-4E95-4B5E-BFA3-446B0CDE9D25}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
876 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.011262 -2.120958
52.011078 -2.120985
52.007525 -2.121594
52.004383 -2.122132
52.00343 -2.122311

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 southbound between J8 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{7B8F5CBC-3E48-4731-8505-1AA43B352517}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
389 m
To Distance
469 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.021431 -2.120638
52.020924 -2.120521
52.020718 -2.120475
52.020716 -2.120475

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 southbound between J8 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{B1378A3A-2DA6-4711-A078-9E2743FE262A}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
51 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.011721 -2.120891
52.011262 -2.120958

Segment 5

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 southbound between J8 and J9
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{85FD1D9C-A49A-4BA8-AB42-41A102DEB817}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,003 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.020716 -2.120475
52.019701 -2.120309
52.018514 -2.120175
52.017489 -2.120143
52.016373 -2.120169
52.015835 -2.120226
52.015313 -2.120283
52.014808 -2.120354
52.014306 -2.12044
52.013372 -2.120598
52.011721 -2.120891
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
25
First coordinate pair
-2.122311, 52.003430
Road section segments
1
Road section points
25
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
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 4:15 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 6:42 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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