M5 southbound jct 21 to 22 hard shoulder closure

Cleared

M5 southbound jct 21 to 22 hard shoulder closure

Start time
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 8:00 AM
Expected end
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 2:00 PM
Duration
6 hours
Road
M5 – M5 Southbound Between J21 And J22
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Repair Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 6:53 AM
Last updated
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 1:34 PM
Cleared
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 2:00 PM
  • Latest update: M5 southbound jct 21 to 22 hard shoulder closure
Coordinates
51.262457, -2.921575
Latitude span
51.258818 – 51.265539
Longitude span
-2.922069 – -2.920668
Bounding box centre
51.262179, -2.921369
Location descriptions
  • M5 southbound between J21 and J22
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 8:00 AM
Overall feed end
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 2:00 PM
Feed window length
6 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

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 southbound between J21 and J22
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
{29DB5FE3-8A6C-4B23-9081-9889F06A62E3}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
104 m
To Distance
364 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.265539 -2.922045
51.265387 -2.92206
51.265091 -2.922069
51.26456 -2.922058
51.264237 -2.922037
51.263518 -2.921937
51.263213 -2.921872

Segment 2

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 southbound between J21 and J22
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
{10999514-07C7-4ACE-B771-63BC526CCD8B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
496 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.263213 -2.921872
51.262997 -2.921826
51.26289 -2.921797
51.261768 -2.921486
51.261275 -2.921342
51.260772 -2.921194
51.259929 -2.920955
51.259525 -2.92084
51.259031 -2.920715
51.258818 -2.920668
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
17
First coordinate pair
-2.922045, 51.265539
Road section segments
1
Road section points
17
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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            -2.922045,
            51.265539
        ],
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            51.265387
        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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            -2.921342,
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Repair Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 6:53 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 1:34 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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