Lane 2 and 3 closure northbound

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Lane 2 and 3 closure northbound

Start time
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 8:11 PM
Expected end
Tue, Aug 25, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 49 minutes
Road
M5 – M5 Northbound Between J8 And J7
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 8:11 PM
Last updated
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 10:01 PM
Cleared
Tue, Aug 25, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: Lane 2 and 3 closure northbound
Coordinates
52.153341, -2.191095
Latitude span
52.147255 – 52.158698
Longitude span
-2.193166 – -2.189081
Bounding box centre
52.152977, -2.191124
Location descriptions
  • M5 northbound between J8 and J7
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 8:11 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Aug 25, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 49 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

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J8 and J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{D723C664-F944-4F65-BB0A-9A57198264AA}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
833 m
To Distance
1,432 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.147255 -2.193166
52.14814 -2.192772
52.149004 -2.192425
52.149255 -2.192324
52.150173 -2.192007
52.151091 -2.191735
52.152316 -2.191422
52.152522 -2.191363

Segment 2

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J8 and J7
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{D64BA9BA-8F11-4A54-AE9F-2A23A1D674B1}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
706 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.152522 -2.191363
52.154643 -2.190813
52.15557 -2.190554
52.155983 -2.190424
52.15637 -2.190279
52.157135 -2.189946
52.157792 -2.189613
52.158323 -2.189323
52.158698 -2.189081
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
17
First coordinate pair
-2.193166, 52.147255
Road section segments
1
Road section points
17
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
1
Record created
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 8:11 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 10:01 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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