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Lane closure north

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lane closure north

Start time
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 6:40 PM
Expected end
Sat, Oct 24, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
10 hours 20 minutes
Road
M5 – M5 Northbound Between J19 And J18
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 6:40 PM
Last updated
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 11:39 PM
Cleared
Sat, Oct 24, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: lane closure north
Coordinates
51.492509, -2.689064
Latitude span
51.483439 – 51.497645
Longitude span
-2.699227 – -2.682698
Bounding box centre
51.490542, -2.690963
Location descriptions
  • M5 northbound between J19 and J18
  • M5 northbound within J18 before M49 exit
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 6:40 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Oct 24, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours 20 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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J19 and J18
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{D08DF50D-3D10-4302-8FCB-224B5682A62F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
157 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.496192 -2.684929
51.496291 -2.684786
51.496627 -2.68433
51.496853 -2.683988
51.497235 -2.683403

Segment 2

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J19 and J18
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{473C74A3-07C5-4C9E-968C-C7E28B62ABCF}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
153 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.491276 -2.690559
51.492408 -2.689294

Segment 3

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J19 and J18
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{95A470D8-873C-4BEC-AB73-139265B251B5}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
50 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.492561 -2.689124
51.492688 -2.688981
51.492878 -2.688768
51.492937 -2.688704

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J19 and J18
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3087C3E8-D34F-473A-8218-60067F929CE1}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
11 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.49611 -2.685029
51.496192 -2.684929

Segment 5

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J19 and J18
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{45B29AA2-A76C-49B3-9FB9-4E3B2DC87770}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
387 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.488404 -2.693727
51.48848 -2.693642
51.488896 -2.693202
51.489267 -2.692784
51.489312 -2.692733
51.489647 -2.692349
51.489901 -2.692065
51.490968 -2.6909
51.491276 -2.690559

Segment 6

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J19 and J18
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{53B226CE-BF16-490A-815B-B6555D1AD2DA}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
525 m
To Distance
1,197 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.484226 -2.698329
51.485375 -2.697051
51.486077 -2.696284
51.48628 -2.696062
51.487638 -2.694579
51.488027 -2.694153
51.488404 -2.693727

Segment 7

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J19 and J18
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{147D437E-5C1F-4380-80AD-75622A3A2737}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
20 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.492408 -2.689294
51.492561 -2.689124

Segment 8

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J19 and J18
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End2
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{86E5B812-2F62-4AFE-BD8C-FB0A96CF8B8B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
435 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.494263 -2.687248
51.494426 -2.687077
51.494893 -2.68655
51.495005 -2.686424
51.495186 -2.686196
51.495657 -2.685627
51.495684 -2.685598
51.495829 -2.685399
51.49611 -2.685029

Segment 9

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound within J18 before M49 exit
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{DA401138-F5A5-4C9D-B69D-8C74F923E892}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
67 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.497235 -2.683403
51.497334 -2.683261
51.497371 -2.683204
51.497498 -2.682961
51.497645 -2.682698
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
47
First coordinate pair
-2.684929, 51.496192
Road section segments
1
Road section points
47
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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
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 6:40 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Oct 23, 2026 11:39 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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