M5 Northbound Jct 31 to 30 - 24hr hardshoulder closure 261/4b - 259/4b

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M5 Northbound Jct 31 to 30 - 24hr hardshoulder closure 261/4b - 259/4b

Start time
Fri, Aug 21, 2026 4:40 AM
Expected end
Sun, Sep 13, 2026 7:00 PM
Duration
3 weeks 2 days 14 hours
Road
M5 – M5 Northbound Between J31 And J30
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Aug 21, 2026 4:42 AM
Last updated
Fri, Aug 21, 2026 5:42 AM
Cleared
Sun, Sep 13, 2026 7:00 PM
  • Latest update: M5 Northbound Jct 31 to 30 - 24hr hardshoulder closure 261/4b - 259/4b
Coordinates
50.685219, -3.500102
Latitude span
50.682450 – 50.686667
Longitude span
-3.512553 – -3.486384
Bounding box centre
50.684559, -3.499469
Location descriptions
  • M5 northbound between J31 and J30
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Fri, Aug 21, 2026 4:40 AM
Overall feed end
Sun, Sep 13, 2026 7:00 PM
Feed window length
3 weeks 2 days 14 hours
Probability code (raw)
certain
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

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J31 and J30
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{6B03FC49-3EA8-450E-A109-C0C503E85233}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
419 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 2

11 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J31 and J30
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
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Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
459 m
Gml Srs Name
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Gml Srs Dimension
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Raw coordinate list
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Segment 3

30 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J31 and J30
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{3DC94503-E067-4BDA-A1F0-9867DC4A42E4}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
909 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 4

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J31 and J30
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{C6D2DCC2-2084-4D03-8686-8D352AC1DDF7}
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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Segment 5

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J31 and J30
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 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
{11E9ACD0-FC03-4EA9-9042-F5E706B46913}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
155 m
To Distance
227 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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50.682918 -3.51184
Geometry type
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Geometry points
62
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
62
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Aug 21, 2026 4:42 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Aug 21, 2026 5:42 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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