M5 southbound Jct 4a to M42 northbound link carriageway closure

Cleared

M5 southbound Jct 4a to M42 northbound link carriageway closure

Start time
Wed, Jul 8, 2026 8:00 PM
Expected end
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
8 hours 50 minutes 1 second
Road
M5 – M5 Southbound Between J4 And J4A
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Southbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Roadworks
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Jun 12, 2026 4:20 AM
Last updated
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 4:28 AM
Cleared
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 4:50 AM
  • Latest update: M5 southbound Jct 4a to M42 northbound link carriageway closure
Coordinates
52.355740, -2.066136
Latitude span
52.354214 – 52.361351
Longitude span
-2.069813 – -2.055773
Bounding box centre
52.357783, -2.062793
Location descriptions
  • M5 southbound between J4 and J4A
  • link road from M5 J4A southbound to M42 northbound
  • M42 northbound between M5 and J1
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Jul 8, 2026 8:00 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Jul 9, 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

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 southbound between J4 and J4A
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
{4450B71B-CE99-417D-BB54-FD339F03D63B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
209 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.359597 -2.069156
52.358653 -2.069466
52.357753 -2.069755

Segment 2

20 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M5 J4A southbound to M42 northbound
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{6831392C-B296-4F31-BAA9-38C25BD3E75C}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
358 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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52.357457 -2.069799
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52.357096 -2.069813
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52.356531 -2.069768
52.356297 -2.069694
52.356144 -2.069635
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52.35556 -2.069238
52.355497 -2.069164
52.355309 -2.068959
52.355156 -2.068768
52.355057 -2.068621
52.354886 -2.068312
52.354833 -2.068209

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between M5 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{85BC7A82-498B-4211-85FB-C9F5BDE0B715}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
66 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.354431 -2.063304
52.354656 -2.062394

Segment 4

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M42 northbound between M5 and J1
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
4 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{028AB3BB-377A-4B45-956B-04A123BB6A2D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
471 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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52.355061 -2.060618
52.35517 -2.060149
52.355332 -2.059385
52.355377 -2.059165
52.355584 -2.057961
52.355692 -2.057242
52.355751 -2.056772
52.355801 -2.056376
52.35586 -2.055773

Segment 5

18 coordinate pairs
Description
link road from M5 J4A southbound to M42 northbound
Lanes Restricted
3 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
0 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M42
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{7C350ECA-B9D3-4DAB-BA33-BDFB261E4819}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
352 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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52.354294 -2.06652
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52.354232 -2.065962
52.354223 -2.065771
52.354214 -2.065609
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52.354223 -2.06514
52.354241 -2.064787
52.354304 -2.064215
52.35435 -2.063877
52.354431 -2.063304

Segment 6

3 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 southbound between J4 and J4A
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
{45DC0CF6-8AA6-4A27-9B69-41AA0E7A9B10}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
563 m
To Distance
762 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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52.35984 -2.069083
52.359597 -2.069156
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
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First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
56
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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
2
Record created
Fri, Jun 12, 2026 4:20 AM
Record versioned
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 4:28 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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