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Hardshoulder and lane 1 closure southbound

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Hardshoulder and lane 1 closure southbound

Start time
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 1, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
1 second
Road
M5 – M5 Southbound Between J4A And J5
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
1 of 3 lanes affected, 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 10:24 AM
Last updated
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 12:34 PM
Cleared
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 8:00 PM
  • Latest update: Hardshoulder and lane 1 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.350783, -2.071060
Latitude span
52.347496 – 52.353911
Longitude span
-2.074847 – -2.064768
Bounding box centre
52.350704, -2.069808
Location descriptions
  • M5 southbound between J4A and J5
  • link road from M42 southbound to M5 J4A southbound
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 1, 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

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 southbound between J4A and J5
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
{E6F1C328-8617-41DC-9D59-05ECF4B01626}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
91 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.348149 -2.074041
52.348113 -2.074085
52.34779 -2.074452
52.347592 -2.074716
52.34752 -2.074818
52.347496 -2.074847

Segment 2

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 southbound between J4A and J5
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
{7AC6D193-95CE-4D1F-8553-B8D5B7DEA08F}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
299 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.35056 -2.072137
52.350497 -2.072166
52.350227 -2.072327
52.349832 -2.072562
52.349706 -2.072664
52.349283 -2.072972
52.348914 -2.07325
52.348518 -2.073646
52.348149 -2.074041

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M42 southbound to M5 J4A southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{1E57C907-D031-4B58-AC9E-FD93BD96507E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
171 m
To Distance
198 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.353911 -2.064768
52.353818 -2.065139

Segment 4

15 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M42 southbound to M5 J4A southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{229B2580-D31F-4CEF-948B-A8372B7F7859}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
618 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.353665 -2.065726
52.353386 -2.066783
52.353188 -2.067487
52.352782 -2.068852
52.352566 -2.069483
52.352431 -2.069791
52.352305 -2.070055
52.352125 -2.070378
52.351972 -2.070642
52.351756 -2.07095
52.351666 -2.071082
52.351478 -2.071302
52.35128 -2.071478
52.35056 -2.072137
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
32
First coordinate pair
-2.074041, 52.348149
Road section segments
1
Road section points
32
View geometry JSON 
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View road section coordinates 
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 10:24 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 12:34 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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