M5 southbound Jct 3 to Jct 4a carriageway closure

Planned

M5 southbound Jct 3 to Jct 4a carriageway closure

Start time
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
9 hours
Road
M5 – M5 Southbound At The Frankley Services Between J3 And J4 Exit
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 3:24 AM
Last updated
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 4:05 AM
Cleared
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 5:00 AM
  • Latest update: M5 southbound Jct 3 to Jct 4a carriageway closure
Coordinates
52.431291, -2.017323
Latitude span
52.430456 – 52.432790
Longitude span
-2.017422 – -2.017258
Bounding box centre
52.431623, -2.017340
Location descriptions
  • M5 southbound at the Frankley services between J3 and J4 exit
  • M5 southbound between J3 and J4
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Oct 21, 2026 5:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
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

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 southbound at the Frankley services between J3 and J4 exit
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{D0568229-BD18-15EB-5710-AEF3A74B938D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
35 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.430772 -2.017289
52.430743 -2.017287
52.430613 -2.017279
52.430492 -2.017264
52.430456 -2.017258

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 southbound at the Frankley services between J3 and J4 exit
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{18A7B7B9-B5EE-B20A-BD0D-8685EB269B46}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
92 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.431564 -2.017422
52.431499 -2.017297
52.431155 -2.017299
52.430988 -2.017295
52.430838 -2.017293
52.430772 -2.017289

Segment 3

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 southbound between J3 and J4
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 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
{082D27CD-C8FA-4695-ADC8-9020FEC1F0AD}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
3 m
To Distance
140 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.43279 -2.017354
52.432392 -2.01736
52.432131 -2.017364
52.431879 -2.017393
52.431564 -2.017422
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
16
First coordinate pair
-2.017289, 52.430772
Road section segments
1
Road section points
16
View geometry JSON
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            ],
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                -2.017393,
                52.431879
            ],
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View road section coordinates
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            -2.017289,
            52.430772
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            52.430743
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        ],
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Roadworks
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
3
Record created
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 3:24 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 4:05 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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