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Lane 2 and 3 closure southbound

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Lane 2 and 3 closure southbound

Start time
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 8:48 PM
Expected end
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
1 hour 47 minutes 1 second
Road
M5 – M5 Southbound Between J7 And J8
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 8:48 PM
Last updated
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 10:00 PM
Cleared
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 10:35 PM
  • Latest update: Lane 2 and 3 closure southbound
Coordinates
52.103862, -2.189956
Latitude span
52.096131 – 52.108970
Longitude span
-2.193315 – -2.185122
Bounding box centre
52.102551, -2.189219
Location descriptions
  • M5 southbound between J7 and J8
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 8:48 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 12 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 southbound between J7 and J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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 2

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 southbound between J7 and J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{469CA3AA-5DDC-469F-BB19-AC62C60B2378}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
899 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.10365 -2.189834
52.103552 -2.189746
52.103193 -2.189438
52.101998 -2.188425
52.100795 -2.187588
52.100211 -2.187221
52.099609 -2.186853
52.098953 -2.186515
52.098298 -2.186191
52.097902 -2.186014
52.096815 -2.185513
52.096321 -2.185233
52.096131 -2.185122

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 southbound between J7 and J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 southbound between J7 and J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
1,828 m
To Distance
1,857 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.10897 -2.193315
52.108726 -2.193165

Segment 5

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 southbound between J7 and J8
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
558 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.108302 -2.192906
52.107844 -2.192626
52.107208 -2.192244
52.106425 -2.191773
52.105797 -2.191391
52.105545 -2.191214
52.105006 -2.190847
52.10471 -2.190627
52.103785 -2.189937
52.10365 -2.189834
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
30
First coordinate pair
-2.193165, 52.108726
Road section segments
1
Road section points
30
View geometry JSON 
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 8:48 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Oct 7, 2026 10:00 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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