M5 road closures & live traffic incidents

No live incident closures on the M5 right now, but 1 roadwork is currently in force.

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M5 Northbound Jct 31 to 30 - 24hr hardshoulder closure 261/4b - 259/4b

Active Roadworks National Highways

Exeter M5 · M5 Northbound Between J31 And J30

Expected to clear in 3 weeks 1 day

Started 21 Aug 2026, 04:40 Expected clear 13 Sep 2026, 19:00

M5 Northbound Jct 31 to 30 - 24hr hardshoulder closure 261/4b - 259/4b

Category: Construction Work

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Recently cleared on the M5

M5 Northbound Jct 31 to 30 lane 1,2 closure 261/8b - 259/2b
Cleared

Cleared 13 hours 6 minutes ago
M5 Both Directions Jct 9 to Jct 15 mobile lane closures
Cleared

Cleared 13 hours 41 minutes ago
Lanes 2 and 3 closure northbound
Cleared

Cleared 14 hours 31 minutes ago
M5 Both Directions Jct 9 to Jct 20 mobile lane closures
Cleared

Cleared 21 hours 36 minutes ago
M5 northbound Jct 8 exit slip road closure
Cleared

Cleared 22 hours 6 minutes ago
M5 Both Directions Jct 9 to Jct 20 mobile lane closures
Cleared

Cleared 23 hours 6 minutes ago
M5 Northbound Jct 31 to 30 - 24hr hardshoulder closure 261/4b - 259/4b
Cleared

Cleared 1 day 12 hours ago
M5 Both Directions Jct 9 to Jct 15 mobile lane closures
Cleared

Cleared 1 day 13 hours ago
M5 northbound Jct 21 to Jct 20 carriageway closure
Cleared

Cleared 1 day 13 hours ago
M5 northbound Jct 22 to Jct 21 lane 3&2 closure (166/5 to 165/2)
Cleared

Cleared 1 day 14 hours ago

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