Live incidentLane closureNational Highways
M5 southbound lane closure at J17, live incident, started Thu 8 Oct, 09:57
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J17
- Started
- Thu 8 Oct, 09:57
- Category
- Incident
M5 northbound hard shoulder closure between J6 and J5, 8 Oct 2026
Active roadworks
This roadworks closure on the M5 is in force now. It started at 09:00 on Thu 8 Oct and is expected to clear at 18:00 on Thu 8 Oct.
Last updated by National Highways at 01:06 on Thursday 8 October 2026.
Closure details and map
- Status
- Active roadworks
- Closure type
- Hard shoulder closure
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J6 to J5
- Location
- M5 northbound between J6 and J5
- Started
- 09:00 on Thursday 8 October 2026
- Expected to clear
- 18:00 on Thursday 8 October 2026
- Details
- Hard shoulder mobile lane closure northbound
- Source
- National Highways
- Last updated by the source
- 01:06 on Thursday 8 October 2026
Map of the M5 northbound hard shoulder closure between J6 and J5
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- Active roadworks
Other M5 closures and crash records
6 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.
- 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
- Active roadworksHard shoulder closureNational Highways
M5 northbound hard shoulder closure between J31 and J30, active roadworks, started Mon 14 Sep, 06:00
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J31 to J30
- Started
- Mon 14 Sep, 06:00
- Expected to clear
- Mon 26 Oct, 20:00
- Category
- Construction Work