M5 northbound Jct 31 to Jct 30 hard shoulder running 259/8-256/7

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M5 northbound Jct 31 to Jct 30 hard shoulder running 259/8-256/7

Start time
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 6:40 PM
Expected end
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 15 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M5 – M5 Northbound Between J31 And J30
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 6:40 PM
Last updated
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 2:43 AM
Cleared
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 2:55 AM
  • Latest update: M5 northbound Jct 31 to Jct 30 hard shoulder running 259/8-256/7
Coordinates
50.693079, -3.478625
Latitude span
50.685422 – 50.706752
Longitude span
-3.491797 – -3.467644
Bounding box centre
50.696087, -3.479721
Location descriptions
  • M5 northbound between J31 and J30
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 6:40 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
10 hours 20 minutes
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

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J31 and J30
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{3FCDC106-68F5-471B-931A-69261D3115E0}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
716 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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50.691995 -3.47726
50.692642 -3.476558
50.693216 -3.475967
50.694345 -3.474896
50.6944 -3.474844
50.694773 -3.474501
50.695518 -3.473873
50.695809 -3.473642
50.696036 -3.473479
50.696708 -3.472962
50.697239 -3.472564
50.697289 -3.472529

Segment 2

26 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J31 and J30
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
10 m
To Distance
1,263 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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50.685425 -3.491748
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50.685565 -3.49062
50.685682 -3.489972
50.68571 -3.489834
50.685816 -3.489325
50.685911 -3.488875
50.685987 -3.488552
50.686214 -3.487738
50.686439 -3.487023
50.686653 -3.486421
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50.689929 -3.479928
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50.691255 -3.478143
50.691721 -3.477591

Segment 3

15 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J31 and J30
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
2 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
{B6E736E4-F046-4F23-9F79-0458E6A89C41}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,108 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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50.700217 -3.470764
50.700343 -3.470697
50.700696 -3.470524
50.701989 -3.469941
50.702992 -3.469548
50.704267 -3.469007
50.704964 -3.46866
50.70606 -3.468057
50.706752 -3.467644
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
54
First coordinate pair
-3.477591, 50.691721
Road section segments
1
Road section points
54
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 6:40 PM
Record versioned
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 2:43 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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