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M5 northbound Jct 3 to Jct 2 carriageway closure

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M5 northbound Jct 3 to Jct 2 carriageway closure

Start time
Fri, Apr 24, 2026 8:03 PM
Expected end
Sat, Apr 25, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 57 minutes
Road
M5 – M5 J3 Northbound Access
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Sat, Apr 25, 2026 2:31 AM
Last updated
Sat, Apr 25, 2026 2:54 AM
Cleared
Sat, Apr 25, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M5 northbound Jct 3 to Jct 2 carriageway closure
Coordinates
52.463958, -2.016090
Latitude span
52.449277 – 52.492469
Longitude span
-2.022409 – -2.012091
Bounding box centre
52.470873, -2.017250
Location descriptions
  • M5 J3 northbound access
  • M5 J2 northbound exit
  • connector at A456/M5 J3
  • M5 northbound between J3 and J2
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Fri, Apr 24, 2026 8:03 PM
Overall feed end
Sat, Apr 25, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 57 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

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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52.451613 -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

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 J2 northbound exit
Lanes Restricted
2 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
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Linear Element Type
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From Distance
0 m
To Distance
223 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list 
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52.489927 -2.021497
52.490557 -2.021068
52.49062 -2.021026
52.490719 -2.020952
52.491069 -2.020643

Segment 3

12 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
11 m
To Distance
193 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.449845 -2.015993
52.449918 -2.015794
52.449983 -2.015465
52.449997 -2.015254
52.450035 -2.015113
52.450058 -2.015047

Segment 4

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
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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 
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52.455218 -2.012091
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52.455856 -2.012106
52.456117 -2.012133

Segment 5

2 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
{8330E9E5-16D8-4870-878F-059BF4D57A37}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
300 m
To Distance
363 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
52.488731 -2.022409
52.489235 -2.021982

Segment 6

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 J2 northbound exit
Lanes Restricted
2 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
{40449310-1966-417F-B40D-EA13C0F4B354}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
161 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.491806 -2.02001
52.492175 -2.019714
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52.492373 -2.019598
52.492469 -2.01961

Segment 7

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 
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52.453969 -2.012252
52.454364 -2.012179
52.454535 -2.012149
52.454877 -2.01212

Segment 8

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 J2 northbound exit
Lanes Restricted
2 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
{F2891DF0-0FD5-4A29-B575-AEA265D43F65}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
11 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.491159 -2.020569
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
52
First coordinate pair
-2.015047, 52.450058
Road section segments
1
Road section points
52
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Sat, Apr 25, 2026 2:31 AM
Record versioned
Sat, Apr 25, 2026 2:54 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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