M5 northbound Jct 21 to Jct 20 single lane running (167/4 to 161/4)

Planned

M5 northbound Jct 21 to Jct 20 single lane running (167/4 to 161/4)

Start time
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Aug 18, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M5 – M5 Northbound Between J22 And J21
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 8:55 AM
Last updated
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 9:23 AM
Cleared
Tue, Aug 18, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M5 northbound Jct 21 to Jct 20 single lane running (167/4 to 161/4)
Coordinates
51.349811, -2.894621
Latitude span
51.335815 – 51.358852
Longitude span
-2.895281 – -2.893648
Bounding box centre
51.347334, -2.894465
Location descriptions
  • M5 northbound between J22 and J21
  • M5 northbound within J21
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Aug 18, 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

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J22 and J21
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
{668E1BF1-6577-4EB8-A976-034D73AC6044}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
722 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.348449 -2.89525
51.349169 -2.895235
51.349753 -2.895218
51.350428 -2.895188
51.350995 -2.895127
51.35104 -2.895123
51.3514 -2.895083
51.352561 -2.894957
51.35365 -2.894806
51.353803 -2.89478
51.354757 -2.894626
51.354929 -2.894586

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound within J21
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
{44552E61-FDD4-43F6-ADA6-3CE05370F35C}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
382 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.354929 -2.894586
51.355964 -2.894377
51.356181 -2.894324
51.356802 -2.894206
51.35755 -2.894006
51.357856 -2.89394
51.358334 -2.893805

Segment 3

9 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J22 and J21
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
{E90997F7-821E-4C1C-9103-CB489EA052A7}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,002 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.339458 -2.894458
51.343371 -2.895008
51.344853 -2.895152
51.346345 -2.895224
51.346723 -2.895237
51.347289 -2.895256
51.347793 -2.895281
51.348278 -2.895247
51.348449 -2.89525

Segment 4

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J22 and J21
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
{7776BE2E-5D82-4409-AC95-D0EA7FB98E23}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
580 m
To Distance
987 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.335815 -2.893922
51.33631 -2.894009
51.337864 -2.894212
51.3387 -2.894357
51.339149 -2.894409
51.339458 -2.894458

Segment 5

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound within J21
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
{8E47B20A-BA17-4DDF-BD7C-5BF4AAAF58A5}
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
51.358334 -2.893805
51.358496 -2.893765
51.358721 -2.893684
51.358852 -2.893648
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
38
First coordinate pair
-2.895250, 51.348449
Road section segments
1
Road section points
38
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 8:55 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Aug 17, 2026 9:23 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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