M5 northbound Jct 18A to Jct 17 - hard shoulder only

Planned

M5 northbound Jct 18A to Jct 17 - hard shoulder only

Start time
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M5 – M5 Northbound Within J18A After M49 Exit
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 8:25 AM
Last updated
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 5:23 AM
Cleared
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M5 northbound Jct 18A to Jct 17 - hard shoulder only
Coordinates
51.511278, -2.655449
Latitude span
51.503811 – 51.517683
Longitude span
-2.670512 – -2.641286
Bounding box centre
51.510747, -2.655899
Location descriptions
  • M5 northbound within J18A after M49 exit
  • M5 northbound between J18A and J17
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Oct 20, 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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound within J18A after M49 exit
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{90031E88-466F-49DD-8AC8-46026DAE3E83}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
276 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.505147 -2.667846
51.505548 -2.667045
51.505965 -2.666211
51.506056 -2.666029
51.506702 -2.664742

Segment 2

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound within J18A after M49 exit
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{2F9FE7D9-73F9-489C-8690-E755440B39A8}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
113 m
To Distance
351 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.503811 -2.670512
51.505137 -2.667865
51.505147 -2.667846

Segment 3

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J18A and J17
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
5 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
0 m
To Distance
448 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.515587 -2.646799
51.51577 -2.646354
51.515997 -2.64581
51.516444 -2.644678
51.5168 -2.643717
51.517156 -2.642742
51.517683 -2.641286

Segment 4

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J18A and J17
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{D76A6624-6EDD-4526-B157-BA8E8D554CC3}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,121 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.506702 -2.664742
51.506984 -2.664184
51.507257 -2.66364
51.508057 -2.662038
51.508664 -2.660829
51.508666 -2.660822
51.51131 -2.655547
51.512595 -2.65298
51.51302 -2.652137

Segment 5

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J18A and J17
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{600821EC-9D36-413F-A6ED-8463B7390329}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
467 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.51302 -2.652137
51.513216 -2.651748
51.513243 -2.651697
51.513265 -2.651651
51.513538 -2.651105
51.514147 -2.649866
51.514732 -2.648703
51.514968 -2.648202
51.515514 -2.64697
51.515587 -2.646799
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
34
First coordinate pair
-2.667846, 51.505147
Road section segments
1
Road section points
34
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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
Thu, Sep 17, 2026 8:25 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 5:23 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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