M5 road closures & live traffic incidents

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M5 closures planned this week

Hard shoulder closure southbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Cotswolds M5 · M5 Southbound Between J7 And J8

Starts in 17 hours 51 minutes

Starts 15 Oct 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 16 Oct 2026, 05:00

Hard shoulder closure southbound

Category: Road Maintenance

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M5 Both Directions Jct 9 to Jct 15 mobile lane closures

Planned Roadworks National Highways

South Gloucestershire M5 · M5 Northbound Between J15 And J14

Starts in 17 hours 51 minutes

Starts 15 Oct 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 16 Oct 2026, 05:00

M5 Both Directions Jct 9 to Jct 15 mobile lane closures

Category: Road Maintenance

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M5 northbound Jct 24 to 23 - carriageway closed

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Bridgwater M5 · M5 Northbound Within J24

Starts in 18 hours 51 minutes

Starts 15 Oct 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 16 Oct 2026, 05:00

M5 northbound Jct 24 to 23 - carriageway closed

Category: Construction Work

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Recently cleared on the M5

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