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M5 northbound Jct 18 to 17 - Lane closures (138/3 to 135/6)

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M5 northbound Jct 18 to 17 - Lane closures (138/3 to 135/6)

Start time
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 8:17 PM
Expected end
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
6 hours 13 minutes 1 second
Road
M5 – M5 Northbound Within J17
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected, 2 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Road Marking Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 12:55 AM
Last updated
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 2:11 AM
Cleared
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 2:30 AM
  • Latest update: M5 northbound Jct 18 to 17 - Lane closures (138/3 to 135/6)
Coordinates
51.525737, -2.618704
Latitude span
51.517867 – 51.529441
Longitude span
-2.640777 – -2.606180
Bounding box centre
51.523654, -2.623479
Location descriptions
  • M5 northbound within J17
  • M5 northbound between J18A and J17
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 8:17 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 43 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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound within J17
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
{7D8E90A3-0E0F-4379-A535-4BB300B650A5}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
85 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.52854 -2.610684
51.528816 -2.609534

Segment 2

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J18A and J17
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
{56C82C55-A6A1-4EA6-AB03-2D47A8FF7802}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,228 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.521478 -2.630895
51.522624 -2.627728
51.522918 -2.626939
51.523363 -2.625749
51.523702 -2.624788
51.524011 -2.623913
51.524637 -2.622206
51.525005 -2.621202
51.525334 -2.620255
51.526283 -2.617673
51.526383 -2.617401
51.526839 -2.616139
51.527041 -2.615596

Segment 3

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound within J17
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
{5D77F129-807C-4A23-A05A-A5FCEEE5DC6B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
242 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.528853 -2.609376
51.529009 -2.608657
51.52925 -2.607363
51.529333 -2.606845
51.529441 -2.60618

Segment 4

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J18A and J17
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{D669A766-6231-4E74-92F7-2211E81C3AF9}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
488 m
To Distance
1,283 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.517867 -2.640777
51.518562 -2.638856
51.520984 -2.632245
51.521236 -2.631557
51.521478 -2.630895

Segment 5

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J18A and J17
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
{5077E1C9-DE48-44DC-9EEF-2D53C8BED3DB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
90 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
51.527041 -2.615596
51.527419 -2.614434

Segment 6

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound within J17
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
{8CFEA848-51ED-48BC-B1BC-7CBA61E85BB0}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
288 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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51.528048 -2.612502
51.528109 -2.612315
51.528246 -2.611847
51.528439 -2.611129
51.52854 -2.610684
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
34
First coordinate pair
-2.610684, 51.528540
Road section segments
1
Road section points
34
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Road Marking Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 12:55 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 2:11 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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