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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 7:44 PM
Expected end
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
4 hours 26 minutes 2 seconds
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, Sep 17, 2026 7:44 PM
Last updated
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 11:37 PM
Cleared
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 12:10 AM
  • Latest update: M5 both directions Jct 27 to Jct 26 - Lane 3 & 2 Closure
Coordinates
50.967403, -3.207979
Latitude span
50.959138 – 50.973559
Longitude span
-3.233787 – -3.187625
Bounding box centre
50.966349, -3.210706
Location descriptions
  • M5 northbound between J27 and J26
  • M5 northbound within J26
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 7:44 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 16 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

11 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
777 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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50.963313 -3.217773
50.963785 -3.216504
50.964081 -3.215728
50.964339 -3.215094
50.964782 -3.213995
50.965289 -3.212841
50.965749 -3.211827
50.966292 -3.210645
50.967037 -3.209041
50.967101 -3.2089

Segment 2

11 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
940 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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50.97083 -3.200523
50.97096 -3.200156
50.97108 -3.199831
50.971423 -3.198772
50.97174 -3.19774

Segment 3

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 
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50.959524 -3.231757
50.960058 -3.229194
50.960064 -3.229165
50.960479 -3.227368
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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 4

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound within 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
{7C3DC925-20B0-40D2-A2C8-3B0A71988DE7}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
408 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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50.971833 -3.197401
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50.972528 -3.194485
50.972708 -3.19362
50.972955 -3.192388
50.972964 -3.192317
50.972974 -3.19226

Segment 5

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound within 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
215 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
50.973215 -3.190642
50.973342 -3.189706
50.973469 -3.188655
50.973551 -3.187731
50.973559 -3.187625

Segment 6

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
272 m
To Distance
388 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
50.959138 -3.233787
50.959439 -3.232196

Segment 7

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound within 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 End2
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{11DA9B49-BA50-406E-841A-CFD57232713E}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
116 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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50.97307 -3.191707
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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
56
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
56
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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
3
Record created
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 7:44 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 11:37 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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