Hardshoulder and lane 1 closure southbound

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Start time: Wed, Aug 12, 2026 8:22 PM
Expected end: Thu, Aug 13, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration: 8 hours 38 minutes
Road: M5 – M5 Southbound Between J7 And J8
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Southbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason: Roadworks

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First published: Wed, Aug 12, 2026 8:22 PM
Last updated: Wed, Aug 12, 2026 9:27 PM
Cleared: Thu, Aug 13, 2026 5:00 AM

Latest update: Hardshoulder and lane 1 closure southbound

Coordinates: 52.058133, -2.144142
Latitude span: 52.051962 – 52.063964
Longitude span: -2.152542 – -2.137899
Bounding box centre: 52.057963, -2.145221
Location descriptions: M5 southbound between J7 and J8

M5 southbound within J8

Feed validity status: Active
Overall feed start: Wed, Aug 12, 2026 8:22 PM
Overall feed end: Thu, Aug 13, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length: 8 hours 38 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

10 coordinate pairs

Description: M5 southbound between J7 and J8
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 3 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: {A3D1CE4F-F00F-4EE8-A04D-576E30BF2422}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 491 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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52.058671 -2.144223
52.058303 -2.143653
52.057819 -2.142952
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52.056777 -2.141621
52.056481 -2.141285
52.055782 -2.140564
52.055704 -2.140493
52.055195 -2.140055

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs

Description: M5 southbound between J7 and J8
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 3 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: {99F4D464-8C9A-441A-9689-D748570E3AAA}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 158 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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52.059219 -2.145115
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Segment 3

10 coordinate pairs

Description: M5 southbound between J7 and J8
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 3 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: {77A692FF-74D4-4743-BDB0-29BE06BB5CAD}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 1,026 m
To Distance: 1,679 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

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52.06025 -2.146694
52.059747 -2.145922

Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs

Description: M5 southbound between J7 and J8
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 3 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: {A62441E5-99A0-46F4-BBC1-637D898C1CFD}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 306 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

52.055195 -2.140055
52.05393 -2.139089
52.053122 -2.138576
52.052664 -2.138312

Segment 5

2 coordinate pairs

Description: M5 southbound within J8
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted: 1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes: 3 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: {46910FCB-3030-490E-A584-986ABF3F9323}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 83 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

52.052664 -2.138312
52.051962 -2.137899

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 29
First coordinate pair: -2.144311, 52.058725
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 29

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Roadworks
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Certain
Validity status: Active
Road management: Other