Live incidentLane closureNational Highways
M5 northbound lane closure between J6 and J5, live incident, started Sat 10 Oct, 14:07
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Northbound
- Junctions
- J6 to J5
- Started
- Sat 10 Oct, 14:07
- Category
- Incident
M5 southbound lane closure between J18 and J19, 9 Sep 2026
Cleared
This incident on the M5 has cleared. It started at 08:48 on Wed 9 Sep and cleared at 08:54 on Wed 9 Sep.
Last updated by National Highways at 08:54 on Wednesday 9 September 2026.
Closure details and map
- Status
- Cleared
- Closure type
- Lane closure
- Category
- Incident
- Road
- M5
- Direction
- Southbound
- Junctions
- J18 to J19
- Location
- M5 southbound between J18 and J19
- Started
- 08:48 on Wednesday 9 September 2026
- Cleared
- 08:54 on Wednesday 9 September 2026
- Source
- National Highways
- Last updated by the source
- 08:54 on Wednesday 9 September 2026
Map of the M5 southbound lane closure between J18 and J19
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- Cleared
Other M5 closures and crash records
6 other closures are in force on the M5 right now, and 104 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