M5 southbound Jct 20 to Jct 21 single lane running (160/4 to 167/4)

Planned

M5 southbound Jct 20 to Jct 21 single lane running (160/4 to 167/4)

Start time
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Tue, Aug 25, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M5 – M5 Southbound Between J21 And J22
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Aug 20, 2026 1:40 PM
Last updated
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 12:11 AM
Cleared
Tue, Aug 25, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M5 southbound Jct 20 to Jct 21 single lane running (160/4 to 167/4)
Coordinates
51.347161, -2.894723
Latitude span
51.335852 – 51.354005
Longitude span
-2.895009 – -2.893665
Bounding box centre
51.344929, -2.894337
Location descriptions
  • M5 southbound between J21 and J22
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Tue, Aug 25, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
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 J21 and J22
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{6A0AEE5B-C814-4780-97A6-270B4B5E3519}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
404 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.33947 -2.894208
51.338747 -2.8941
51.335852 -2.893665

Segment 2

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 southbound between J21 and J22
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{B6592E68-F1B3-4190-831B-B52AB3858079}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
33 m
To Distance
661 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.354005 -2.894454
51.353652 -2.894519
51.353067 -2.894636
51.35268 -2.894672
51.352149 -2.894748
51.351735 -2.894783
51.351402 -2.89482
51.351042 -2.89486
51.350412 -2.894929
51.349458 -2.894983
51.349009 -2.894988
51.348604 -2.895009
51.348376 -2.895003

Segment 3

12 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 southbound between J21 and J22
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{86AB052E-0FAE-4EF9-87FD-785B7C5DEA7D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
992 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.348145 -2.895
51.34739 -2.895
51.346779 -2.894988
51.346725 -2.894987
51.346464 -2.894982
51.345026 -2.894911
51.344657 -2.894875
51.344334 -2.894854
51.342636 -2.894663
51.340839 -2.894399
51.33947 -2.894208
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
28
First coordinate pair
-2.894208, 51.339470
Road section segments
1
Road section points
28
View geometry JSON
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Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Road Improvement Or Upgrading
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
2
Record created
Thu, Aug 20, 2026 1:40 PM
Record versioned
Mon, Aug 24, 2026 12:11 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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