M5 southbound Jct 8 exit slip road closure

Cleared

M5 southbound Jct 8 exit slip road closure

Start time
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 8:44 PM
Expected end
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 6:00 AM
Duration
4 hours 31 minutes 1 second
Road
M5 – M5 J8 Southbound Exit
Category
Construction Work
Direction
Southbound
Reason
Construction Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 8:44 PM
Last updated
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 12:26 AM
Cleared
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 1:15 AM
  • Latest update: M5 southbound Jct 8 exit slip road closure
Coordinates
52.051119, -2.136934
Latitude span
52.048656 – 52.052739
Longitude span
-2.137946 – -2.135318
Bounding box centre
52.050698, -2.136632
Location descriptions
  • M5 J8 southbound exit
  • M5 southbound at the Strensham services slip road between J7 and J8
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 8:44 PM
Overall feed end
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 6:00 AM
Feed window length
9 hours 16 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
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

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 J8 southbound exit
Lanes Restricted
3 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
{B523C9DC-C2BD-4453-8E06-5E0C63E752D9}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
36 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.052704 -2.137925
52.052388 -2.13778

Segment 2

6 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 J8 southbound exit
Lanes Restricted
3 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
{F26EFA20-2B6E-4A4A-A7C5-BC194F635D0D}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
448 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.052388 -2.13778
52.051245 -2.137025
52.050274 -2.136409
52.049322 -2.135794
52.048774 -2.135442
52.048656 -2.135318

Segment 3

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M5 southbound at the Strensham services slip road between J7 and J8
Lanes Restricted
1 lane 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
{85D718A3-E765-4C3B-ACC0-019FD214BB8B}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance
469 m
To Distance
473 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
52.052739 -2.137946
52.052704 -2.137925
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
10
First coordinate pair
-2.137925, 52.052704
Road section segments
1
Road section points
10
View geometry JSON
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                52.052388
            ],
            [
                -2.137025,
                52.051245
            ],
            [
                -2.136409,
                52.050274
            ],
            [
                -2.135794,
                52.049322
            ],
            [
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                52.048774
            ],
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                52.048656
            ],
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                -2.137946,
                52.052739
            ],
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                52.052704
            ]
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}
View road section coordinates
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            -2.137925,
            52.052704
        ],
        [
            -2.13778,
            52.052388
        ],
        [
            -2.13778,
            52.052388
        ],
        [
            -2.137025,
            52.051245
        ],
        [
            -2.136409,
            52.050274
        ],
        [
            -2.135794,
            52.049322
        ],
        [
            -2.135442,
            52.048774
        ],
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            -2.135318,
            52.048656
        ],
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            -2.137946,
            52.052739
        ],
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            -2.137925,
            52.052704
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Construction Work
Detailed cause
Construction Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Carriageway Closures
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
12
Record created
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 8:44 PM
Record versioned
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 12:26 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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