M5 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the M5 right now, but 1 roadwork is currently in force.

Live M5 updates from National Highways and Traffic Wales: incident closures, roadworks in force, planned closures for the week ahead and recently cleared disruption.

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M5 roadworks in force now

M5 Northbound Jct 31 to 30 - 24hr hardshoulder closure 261/4b - 259/4b

Active Roadworks National Highways

Exeter M5 · M5 Northbound Between J31 And J30

Expected to clear in 3 weeks 26 minutes

Started 21 Aug 2026, 04:40 Expected clear 13 Sep 2026, 19:00

M5 Northbound Jct 31 to 30 - 24hr hardshoulder closure 261/4b - 259/4b

Category: Construction Work

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M5 closures planned this week

Lanes 2 and 3 closure northbound

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Bromsgrove M5 · M5 Northbound Within J4A

Starts in 1 hour 26 minutes

Starts 23 Aug 2026, 20:00 Expected clear 24 Aug 2026, 05:00

Lanes 2 and 3 closure northbound

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the M5

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