M5 northbound Jct 8 exit slip road closure

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M5 northbound Jct 8 exit slip road closure

Start time
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 7:59 PM
Expected end
Tue, Aug 25, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours 1 minute
Road
M5 – M5 J8 Northbound Exit
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Northbound
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 7:59 PM
Last updated
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 10:49 PM
Cleared
Tue, Aug 25, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M5 northbound Jct 8 exit slip road closure
Coordinates
52.045636, -2.134848
Latitude span
52.043984 – 52.046821
Longitude span
-2.135809 – -2.133503
Bounding box centre
52.045403, -2.134656
Location descriptions
  • M5 J8 northbound exit
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 7:59 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Aug 25, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 1 minute
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 J8 northbound exit
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
{EBC20CAF-26EC-4C2C-B916-BFEDAE1B997A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
269 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.043984 -2.133503
52.044155 -2.133781
52.044181 -2.13381
52.045035 -2.13441
52.045457 -2.134732
52.046148 -2.135219

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 J8 northbound exit
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
{C399911F-394A-4EF6-889B-9667823AFE91}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
86 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.046148 -2.135219
52.04658 -2.135523
52.046715 -2.135626
52.046769 -2.135699
52.046821 -2.135809
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
11
First coordinate pair
-2.133503, 52.043984
Road section segments
1
Road section points
11
View geometry JSON
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                -2.133503,
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                -2.133781,
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            ],
            [
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                52.044181
            ],
            [
                -2.13441,
                52.045035
            ],
            [
                -2.134732,
                52.045457
            ],
            [
                -2.135219,
                52.046148
            ],
            [
                -2.135219,
                52.046148
            ],
            [
                -2.135523,
                52.04658
            ],
            [
                -2.135626,
                52.046715
            ],
            [
                -2.135699,
                52.046769
            ],
            [
                -2.135809,
                52.046821
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -2.133503,
            52.043984
        ],
        [
            -2.133781,
            52.044155
        ],
        [
            -2.13381,
            52.044181
        ],
        [
            -2.13441,
            52.045035
        ],
        [
            -2.134732,
            52.045457
        ],
        [
            -2.135219,
            52.046148
        ],
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            -2.135219,
            52.046148
        ],
        [
            -2.135523,
            52.04658
        ],
        [
            -2.135626,
            52.046715
        ],
        [
            -2.135699,
            52.046769
        ],
        [
            -2.135809,
            52.046821
        ]
    ]
]
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
6
Record created
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 7:59 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 10:49 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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