Lane 1 closure southbound

Active

Lane 1 closure southbound

Start time
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 7:54 PM
Expected end
Wed, Aug 12, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours 6 minutes
Road
M5 – M5 Southbound Between J7 And J8
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 8:24 PM
Last updated
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 9:33 PM
Cleared
Wed, Aug 12, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 1 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.116270, -2.196642
Latitude span
52.107925 – 52.126306
Longitude span
-2.200458 – -2.192675
Bounding box centre
52.117116, -2.196567
Location descriptions
  • M5 southbound between J7 and J8
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 7:54 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Aug 12, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 6 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

18 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 southbound between J7 and J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{39517469-1DB6-450C-9427-08F9C49D1B3E}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,857 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.124844 -2.200012
52.124823 -2.200006
52.123233 -2.199479
52.121642 -2.198959
52.121158 -2.198808
52.120529 -2.198612
52.120049 -2.198463
52.118435 -2.19792
52.117564 -2.197637
52.116841 -2.197401
52.116053 -2.197101
52.115152 -2.196759
52.11424 -2.196336
52.113652 -2.196064
52.112058 -2.195186
52.111566 -2.194891
52.110464 -2.194231
52.108726 -2.193165

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 southbound between J7 and J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
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
{F12C01FB-53DD-4B6B-92D3-001B00CE9115}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
33 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.108726 -2.193165
52.108536 -2.193053
52.108446 -2.192994

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 southbound between J7 and J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
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
{E7FD7CD6-78D9-488E-9E85-2A6939D49C96}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
717 m
To Distance
883 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.126306 -2.200458
52.126107 -2.200409
52.124849 -2.200014
52.124844 -2.200012

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 southbound between J7 and J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
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
{C8CB1BA8-6039-4B83-A9A5-1B48D898975A}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
17 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.108446 -2.192994
52.108302 -2.192906

Segment 5

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 southbound between J7 and J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
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
{3F4D834F-3DB1-4145-8DED-3DD48906D7D0}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
44 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.108302 -2.192906
52.107925 -2.192675
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
29
First coordinate pair
-2.200012, 52.124844
Road section segments
1
Road section points
29
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
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 8:24 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 9:33 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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