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M5 northbound Jct 3 to Jct 1 carriageway closure

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M5 northbound Jct 3 to Jct 1 carriageway closure

Start time
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 7:53 PM
Expected end
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 57 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M5 – Connector At A456/M5 J3
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 7:53 PM
Last updated
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 4:22 AM
Cleared
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 4:50 AM
  • Latest update: M5 northbound Jct 3 to Jct 1 carriageway closure
Coordinates
52.465781, -2.014462
Latitude span
52.450001 – 52.496669
Longitude span
-2.019193 – -2.012091
Bounding box centre
52.473335, -2.015642
Location descriptions
  • connector at A456/M5 J3
  • M5 northbound between J3 and J2
  • M5 northbound between J2 and J1
  • M5 J2 northbound access
  • M5 J3 northbound access
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 7:53 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 7 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
carriagewayClosures (Carriageway Closures)
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

3 coordinate pairs
Description
connector at A456/M5 J3
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{1AEACE2D-E694-44D6-BC71-87E996C512D5}
Linear Element Type
Other
From Distance
179 m
To Distance
193 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.450001 -2.015239
52.450035 -2.015113
52.450058 -2.015047

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J3 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{43B13469-905D-4B54-8AA4-1731A5FB2DAB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
138 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.454877 -2.01212
52.455011 -2.012105
52.455218 -2.012091
52.455389 -2.012091
52.455856 -2.012106
52.456117 -2.012133

Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J3 and J2
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{A5202BFF-68CE-4CF7-9341-16FE6EE97214}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
141 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.453618 -2.012355
52.453969 -2.012252
52.454364 -2.012179
52.454535 -2.012149
52.454877 -2.01212

Segment 4

4 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{5587FBBD-590B-491E-9C23-66640274BB37}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
94 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.49593 -2.016324
52.496131 -2.016153
52.496347 -2.015947
52.496669 -2.015638

Segment 5

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J2 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{A9732BC2-5F39-412A-8F82-8C50102DDE6D}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
62 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.49543 -2.016756
52.49593 -2.016324

Segment 6

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 J2 northbound access
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{16393F91-1DDF-4F72-9BA5-95A99290A865}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
15 m
To Distance
311 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.493226 -2.019193
52.493317 -2.019053
52.493524 -2.018836
52.494423 -2.01789
52.49489 -2.017404
52.49543 -2.016756

Segment 7

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 J3 northbound access
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{C2FDC10C-75FA-4824-A9DA-74B962BB0EEF}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
438 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.450103 -2.014959
52.450156 -2.01487
52.450237 -2.014782
52.450858 -2.014208
52.451343 -2.013782
52.451613 -2.013576
52.451901 -2.013361
52.451928 -2.013341
52.452512 -2.012973
52.452827 -2.012796
52.45315 -2.012605
52.453618 -2.012355
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
39
First coordinate pair
-2.015239, 52.450001
Road section segments
1
Road section points
39
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
3
Record created
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 7:53 PM
Record versioned
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 4:22 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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