M5 both directions Jct 27 to Jct 26 - Lane 3 & 2 Closure

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M5 both directions Jct 27 to Jct 26 - Lane 3 & 2 Closure

Start time
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
5 hours 30 minutes 1 second
Road
M5 – M5 Northbound Between J27 And J26
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
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 2:13 PM
Last updated
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 12:24 AM
Cleared
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 1:30 AM
  • Latest update: M5 both directions Jct 27 to Jct 26 - Lane 3 & 2 Closure
Coordinates
50.961374, -3.224502
Latitude span
50.959162 – 50.963506
Longitude span
-3.233660 – -3.217255
Bounding box centre
50.961334, -3.225458
Location descriptions
  • M5 northbound between J27 and J26
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J27 and J26
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{E9963DB8-E6E4-4E72-B293-F5D8785EF92E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
281 m
To Distance
388 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
50.959162 -3.23366
50.959439 -3.232196

Segment 2

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J27 and J26
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
{38729A93-4472-4CDB-AF35-69AD98D801B0}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,078 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
50.959439 -3.232196
50.959524 -3.231757
50.960058 -3.229194
50.960064 -3.229165
50.960479 -3.227368
50.960827 -3.225939
50.961285 -3.224214
50.961594 -3.223097
50.961761 -3.222546
50.961948 -3.221918
50.962097 -3.221415
50.962441 -3.220328
50.962757 -3.219354
50.963206 -3.218077

Segment 3

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J27 and J26
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
{F0665FE7-F59E-4A3C-BCB5-759143ED3E5C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
66 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
50.963206 -3.218077
50.963313 -3.217773
50.963506 -3.217255
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
19
First coordinate pair
-3.233660, 50.959162
Road section segments
1
Road section points
19
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
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Jul 30, 2026 2:13 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 12:24 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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