M5 northbound Jct 16 to 14 - carriageway closed

Planned

M5 northbound Jct 16 to 14 - carriageway closed

Start time
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 9:00 PM
Expected end
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M5 – M5 Northbound Within J16
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Road Marking Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 4:56 AM
Last updated
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 5:41 AM
Cleared
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M5 northbound Jct 16 to 14 - carriageway closed
Coordinates
51.546491, -2.570476
Latitude span
51.545141 – 51.547692
Longitude span
-2.574257 – -2.567156
Bounding box centre
51.546417, -2.570707
Location descriptions
  • M5 northbound within J16
  • M5 northbound between J17 and J16
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 9:00 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound within J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{DC887DF8-E826-47F5-BE83-7944E128FA16}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
80 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.547067 -2.568879
51.547185 -2.568552
51.547429 -2.56788

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J17 and J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{F6771D8D-31F0-4E67-8430-5CFFF2D178EE}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
2,567 m
To Distance
2,628 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.545141 -2.574257
51.545307 -2.57379
51.545408 -2.573488

Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound within J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{1F027372-6722-42E5-9BD5-9CB0431A65F6}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
369 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.545408 -2.573488
51.545916 -2.57204
51.546274 -2.571018
51.546757 -2.569724
51.546793 -2.569626
51.547067 -2.568879

Segment 4

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound within J16
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{815878E6-9672-4CA6-B4BF-0037D0854E52}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
58 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.547429 -2.56788
51.547692 -2.567156
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
14
First coordinate pair
-2.568879, 51.547067
Road section segments
1
Road section points
14
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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            -2.568879,
            51.547067
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            51.547185
        ],
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        ],
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        ]
    ]
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Road Marking Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 4:56 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Aug 6, 2026 5:41 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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