Hard shoulder and lane 1 closure northbound

Active

Hard shoulder and lane 1 closure northbound

Start time
Sun, Oct 18, 2026 7:40 PM
Expected end
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours 20 minutes
Road
M5 – M5 Northbound Between J8 And J7
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sun, Oct 18, 2026 7:40 PM
Last updated
Sun, Oct 18, 2026 8:56 PM
Cleared
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Hard shoulder and lane 1 closure northbound
Coordinates
52.132205, -2.199473
Latitude span
52.124437 – 52.140396
Longitude span
-2.201094 – -2.196266
Bounding box centre
52.132417, -2.198680
Location descriptions
  • M5 northbound between J8 and J7
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Sun, Oct 18, 2026 7:40 PM
Overall feed end
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 20 minutes
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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J8 and J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
{D723C664-F944-4F65-BB0A-9A57198264AA}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
41 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.140033 -2.196419
52.140348 -2.196289
52.140396 -2.196266

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J8 and J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{9BDB6484-6C83-4A73-9A46-E11B3AAFD4D6}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,768 m
To Distance
1,815 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.124437 -2.200171
52.124854 -2.200313

Segment 3

15 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J8 and J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{67233573-B963-42D0-B20D-A22D82A42666}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
882 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.124854 -2.200313
52.124863 -2.200316
52.125194 -2.200428
52.126558 -2.200832
52.127542 -2.201012
52.128083 -2.201053
52.12868 -2.201094
52.129692 -2.20103
52.130145 -2.200967
52.130229 -2.200956
52.130775 -2.200846
52.131199 -2.200761
52.131886 -2.200543
52.132394 -2.200349
52.132709 -2.200229

Segment 4

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J8 and J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
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
{1BBEF911-F1C2-42E6-AC6F-DA1ADAB1DF7A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
855 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.132709 -2.200229
52.133078 -2.200055
52.133617 -2.19978
52.133743 -2.199709
52.136344 -2.198229
52.137073 -2.19783
52.137244 -2.197736
52.138306 -2.197201
52.139143 -2.19681
52.140033 -2.196419
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
30
First coordinate pair
-2.196419, 52.140033
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
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Sun, Oct 18, 2026 7:40 PM
Record versioned
Sun, Oct 18, 2026 8:56 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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