Jct 8 exit slip lane 1 closure northbound

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Jct 8 exit slip lane 1 closure northbound

Start time
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
3 hours 25 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M5 – M5 J8 Northbound Exit
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
1 of 2 lanes affected, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 12:39 AM
Last updated
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 11:09 PM
Cleared
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 11:25 PM
  • Latest update: Jct 8 exit slip lane 1 closure northbound
Coordinates
52.044956, -2.134345
Latitude span
52.041908 – 52.046821
Longitude span
-2.135809 – -2.132247
Bounding box centre
52.044365, -2.134028
Location descriptions
  • M5 J8 northbound exit
  • M5 northbound between J9 and J8
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Oct 9, 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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 J8 northbound exit
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{C399911F-394A-4EF6-889B-9667823AFE91}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
86 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.046148 -2.135219
52.04658 -2.135523
52.046715 -2.135626
52.046769 -2.135699
52.046821 -2.135809

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 J8 northbound exit
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{EBC20CAF-26EC-4C2C-B916-BFEDAE1B997A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
269 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.043984 -2.133503
52.044155 -2.133781
52.044181 -2.13381
52.045035 -2.13441
52.045457 -2.134732
52.046148 -2.135219

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J9 and J8
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
{4A01328B-CDB1-4FB1-8985-AAD07ECAFD66}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
377 m
To Distance
623 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.041908 -2.132247
52.042529 -2.132624
52.04393 -2.13347
52.043984 -2.133503
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
15
First coordinate pair
-2.135219, 52.046148
Road section segments
1
Road section points
15
View geometry JSON
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                52.046715
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                -2.135699,
                52.046769
            ],
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                -2.135809,
                52.046821
            ],
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                52.043984
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            ],
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                -2.132624,
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            ],
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                -2.13347,
                52.04393
            ],
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                -2.133503,
                52.043984
            ]
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    ]
}
View road section coordinates
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        [
            -2.135219,
            52.046148
        ],
        [
            -2.135523,
            52.04658
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            52.046715
        ],
        [
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        ],
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        ],
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            -2.13381,
            52.044181
        ],
        [
            -2.13441,
            52.045035
        ],
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            -2.134732,
            52.045457
        ],
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            52.046148
        ],
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            52.041908
        ],
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            52.042529
        ],
        [
            -2.13347,
            52.04393
        ],
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            52.043984
        ]
    ]
]
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
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 12:39 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 11:09 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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