M5 southbound Jct 20 entry slip road hard shouder closure

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M5 southbound Jct 20 entry slip road hard shouder closure

Start time
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 8:00 AM
Expected end
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 2:30 PM
Duration
6 hours 30 minutes
Road
M5 – M5 Southbound Between J20 And J21
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 10:51 AM
Last updated
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 8:32 AM
Cleared
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 2:30 PM
  • Latest update: M5 southbound Jct 20 entry slip road hard shouder closure
Coordinates
51.429521, -2.840270
Latitude span
51.426840 – 51.431489
Longitude span
-2.842859 – -2.837761
Bounding box centre
51.429165, -2.840310
Location descriptions
  • M5 southbound between J20 and J21
  • M5 J20 southbound access
Feed validity status
Suspended
Overall feed start
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 8:00 AM
Overall feed end
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 2:30 PM
Feed window length
6 hours 30 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 southbound between J20 and J21
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
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{ACC8448F-E61E-4644-B823-DA7CFE7D8575}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
106 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.427711 -2.842212
51.426897 -2.842816
51.42684 -2.842859

Segment 2

15 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 J20 southbound access
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
South Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M5
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{F48811ED-0C4A-4632-9DE6-76D4841A9E53}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
15 m
To Distance
545 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.431489 -2.837761
51.431474 -2.837822
51.431382 -2.83818
51.431299 -2.838394
51.431199 -2.838565
51.431172 -2.838608
51.430663 -2.839289
51.430491 -2.839501
51.430147 -2.839869
51.429603 -2.840391
51.42852 -2.841407
51.428445 -2.841478
51.428372 -2.841548
51.427965 -2.841943
51.427711 -2.842212
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
18
First coordinate pair
-2.842212, 51.427711
Road section segments
1
Road section points
18
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Suspended
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
4
Record created
Fri, Jul 31, 2026 10:51 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Aug 11, 2026 8:32 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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