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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
Thu, May 14, 2026 8:02 PM
Expected end
Fri, May 15, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 58 minutes
Road
M5 – M5 Northbound Between J3 And J2
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, May 14, 2026 8:02 PM
Last updated
Thu, May 14, 2026 11:37 PM
Cleared
Fri, May 15, 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 northbound between J3 and J2
  • M5 J2 northbound exit
  • M5 J3 northbound access
  • connector at A456/M5 J3
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, May 14, 2026 8:02 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, May 15, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 58 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

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 
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52.455011 -2.012105
52.455218 -2.012091
52.455389 -2.012091
52.455856 -2.012106
52.456117 -2.012133

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
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
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Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.491806 -2.02001
52.492175 -2.019714
52.492283 -2.019627
52.492373 -2.019598
52.492469 -2.01961

Segment 3

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
{9C2E6F2F-A43A-461B-A3D2-A07A44FE102F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
223 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list 
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52.489927 -2.021497
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52.490719 -2.020952
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Segment 4

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

Segment 5

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 6

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

Segment 7

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 8

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 
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52.489235 -2.021982
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
52
First coordinate pair
-2.012120, 52.454877
Road section segments
1
Road section points
52
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Thu, May 14, 2026 8:02 PM
Record versioned
Thu, May 14, 2026 11:37 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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