Live incidentLane closureNational Highways
M5 southbound lane closure between J16 and J17, live incident, started Thu 8 Oct, 16:20
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J16 to J17
- Started
- Thu 8 Oct, 16:20
- Category
- Incident
M5 mobile lane closure in both directions between J9 and J20, 5 Oct 2026
Cleared
This roadworks closure on the M5 has cleared. It started at 21:07 on Mon 5 Oct and cleared at 03:04 on Tue 6 Oct.
Last updated by National Highways at 03:02 on Tuesday 6 October 2026.
Closure details and map
- Status
- Cleared
- Closure type
- Mobile lane closure
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Both directions
- Junctions
- J9 to J20
- Location
- M5 northbound between J15 and J14
- Lanes
- 1 of 4 lanes closed
- Started
- 21:07 on Monday 5 October 2026
- Cleared
- 03:04 on Tuesday 6 October 2026
- Details
- M5 Both Directions Jct 9 to Jct 20 mobile lane closures
- Source
- National Highways
- Last updated by the source
- 03:02 on Tuesday 6 October 2026
Map of the M5 mobile lane closure in both directions between J9 and J20
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- Cleared
Other M5 closures and crash records
7 other closures are in force on the M5 right now, and 94 more are planned in the next 7 days.
The M5 accident statistics from 1979 to 2025 record 15,389 collisions on the road, 490 of them fatal.
- Live incidentLane closureNational Highways
M5 southbound lane closure at J17, live incident, started Thu 8 Oct, 16:20
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J17
- Started
- Thu 8 Oct, 16:20
- Category
- Incident
- Active roadworksHard shoulder closureNational Highways
M5 northbound hard shoulder closure between J10 and J9, active roadworks, started Mon 5 Oct, 07:52
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J10 to J9
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 07:52
- Expected to clear
- Sat 19 Dec, 06:00
- Category
- Authority Operation
- Active roadworksHard shoulder closureNational Highways
M5 northbound hard shoulder closure between J10 and J9, active roadworks, started Mon 5 Oct, 06:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J10 to J9
- Started
- Mon 5 Oct, 06:00
- Expected to clear
- Sat 19 Dec, 06:00
- Category
- Authority Operation
- Active roadworksNarrow lanesNational Highways
M5 northbound narrow lanes between J22 and J21, active roadworks, started Tue 22 Sep, 06:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J22 to J21
- Started
- Tue 22 Sep, 06:00
- Expected to clear
- Sat 3 Nov 2029, 06:00
- Category
- Construction Work
- Active roadworksNarrow lanesNational Highways
M5 northbound narrow lanes between J22 and J21, active roadworks, started Sat 19 Sep, 05:44
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J22 to J21
- Started
- Sat 19 Sep, 05:44
- Expected to clear
- Sat 3 Nov 2029, 06:00
- Category
- Construction Work