M5 northbound lane 1 closure

Cleared

M5 northbound lane 1 closure

Start time
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 7:58 PM
Expected end
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 4:00 AM
Duration
3 hours 22 minutes 2 seconds
Road
M5 – M5 Northbound Between J12 And J11A
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
Lane 1 closed, 1 of 3 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 7:58 PM
Last updated
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 10:47 PM
Cleared
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 11:20 PM
  • Latest update: M5 northbound lane 1 closure
Coordinates
51.832248, -2.205570
Latitude span
51.829625 – 51.834915
Longitude span
-2.208427 – -2.202769
Bounding box centre
51.832270, -2.205598
Location descriptions
  • M5 northbound between J12 and J11A
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 7:58 PM
Overall feed end
Fri, Oct 16, 2026 4:00 AM
Feed window length
8 hours 2 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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J12 and J11A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{8FE708F6-5E6F-430D-A8CA-89AD02EDF92F}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
1,040 m
To Distance
1,245 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.829625 -2.208427
51.830287 -2.207635
51.830756 -2.2071
51.830909 -2.206941
51.831134 -2.20671

Segment 2

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 northbound between J12 and J11A
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Cl1
Lane Number
1
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
3 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
{BC92DB5F-927D-4C3F-87C8-C730B9B548BB}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
500 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.831134 -2.20671
51.83163 -2.20619
51.832972 -2.204803
51.833206 -2.204572
51.83344 -2.204326
51.834404 -2.203329
51.834809 -2.202896
51.834915 -2.202769
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
13
First coordinate pair
-2.208427, 51.829625
Road section segments
1
Road section points
13
View geometry JSON
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                -2.202896,
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View road section coordinates
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            -2.208427,
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        ]
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]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 7:58 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Oct 15, 2026 10:47 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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