M5 eastbound Avonmouth - hard shoulder closure

Planned

M5 eastbound Avonmouth - hard shoulder closure

Start time
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M5 – Connector At M5 J18/M49/A4
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Sep 21, 2026 1:40 PM
Last updated
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 4:05 AM
Cleared
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M5 eastbound Avonmouth - hard shoulder closure
Coordinates
51.500806, -2.689658
Latitude span
51.499946 – 51.501998
Longitude span
-2.691385 – -2.686353
Bounding box centre
51.500972, -2.688869
Location descriptions
  • connector at M5 J18/M49/A4
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Oct 21, 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

9 coordinate pairs
Description
connector at M5 J18/M49/A4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{932C4C6B-6876-4C63-A0AB-59F59883109A}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
214 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.500401 -2.689343
51.500357 -2.689184
51.500295 -2.688981
51.500242 -2.68875
51.500199 -2.688504
51.500061 -2.687508
51.500001 -2.687046
51.499975 -2.686772
51.499946 -2.686353

Segment 2

16 coordinate pairs
Description
connector at M5 J18/M49/A4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{A3231DBE-C0D0-4E78-BC06-DFFAD392DEFA}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
25 m
To Distance
258 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.501998 -2.691385
51.501882 -2.69131
51.501824 -2.691273
51.50172 -2.691207
51.501577 -2.691104
51.501443 -2.690987
51.501184 -2.690738
51.501148 -2.690704
51.501121 -2.690679
51.501032 -2.690577
51.500969 -2.69049
51.5008 -2.690213
51.50064 -2.689923
51.500525 -2.689676
51.500418 -2.689401
51.500401 -2.689343
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
25
First coordinate pair
-2.689343, 51.500401
Road section segments
1
Road section points
25
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
Mon, Sep 21, 2026 1:40 PM
Record versioned
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 4:05 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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