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 Jct 30 hard shoulder running 258/2-256/3

Active Roadworks National Highways

Exeter M5 · M5 Northbound Between J31 And J30

Expected to clear in 1 hour 11 minutes

Started 15 Aug 2026, 18:48 Expected clear 16 Aug 2026, 05:00

M5 northbound Jct 31 to Jct 30 hard shoulder running 258/2-256/3

Category: Road Maintenance

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M5 closures planned this week

M5 Northbound Jct 30 entry slip road lane 1 closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Exeter M5 · M5 Northbound Between J30 And J29

Starts in 15 hours 11 minutes

Starts 16 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 17 Aug 2026, 05:00

M5 Northbound Jct 30 entry slip road lane 1 closure

Category: Construction Work

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M5 northbound Jct 31 to Jct 30 lane closure 258/2-256/3

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Exeter M5 · M5 Northbound Between J31 And J30

Starts in 15 hours 11 minutes

Starts 16 Aug 2026, 19:00 Expected clear 17 Aug 2026, 05:00

M5 northbound Jct 31 to Jct 30 lane closure 258/2-256/3

Category: Road Maintenance

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M5 northbound Jct 11a entry slip road closed

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Cotswolds M5 · Link Road From A417 Northbound To M5 J11A Northbound

Starts in 16 hours 41 minutes

Starts 16 Aug 2026, 20:30 Expected clear 17 Aug 2026, 05:00

M5 northbound Jct 11a entry slip road closed

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the M5

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