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

Lane 1 closure northbound

Active Roadworks National Highways

Sandwell M5 · M5 Northbound Between J2 And J1

Expected to clear in 8 hours 12 minutes

Started 5 Aug 2026, 19:41 Expected clear 6 Aug 2026, 05:00

Lane 1 closure northbound

Category: Road Maintenance

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M5 closures planned this week

M5 Lane Closure southbound Entry Jct 2

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Sandwell M5 · M5 J2 Southbound Access

Starts in 12 minutes 15 seconds

Starts 5 Aug 2026, 21:00 Expected clear 6 Aug 2026, 04:00

M5 Lane Closure southbound Entry Jct 2

Category: Authority Operation

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M5 northbound Jct 16 to 14 - carriageway closed

Planned Roadworks National Highways

South Gloucestershire M5 · M5 Northbound Within J16

Starts in 12 minutes 15 seconds

Starts 5 Aug 2026, 21:00 Expected clear 6 Aug 2026, 05:00

M5 northbound Jct 16 to 14 - carriageway closed

Category: Road Maintenance

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M5 northbound Jct 24 to 23 carriageway closure

Planned Roadworks National Highways

Bridgwater M5 · M5 Northbound Within J24

Starts in 12 minutes 15 seconds

Starts 5 Aug 2026, 21:00 Expected clear 6 Aug 2026, 05:00

M5 northbound Jct 24 to 23 carriageway closure

Category: Road Maintenance

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Recently cleared on the M5

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