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M5 southbound hard shoulder closure at J26, 6 Oct 2026

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This roadworks closure on the M5 is in force now. It started at 20:00 on Tue 6 Oct and is expected to clear at 06:00 on Wed 7 Oct.

Last updated by National Highways at 22:37 on Tuesday 6 October 2026.

Closure details and map

Status
Active roadworks
Closure type
Hard shoulder closure
Category
Road Maintenance
Road
M5
Direction
Southbound
Junctions
J26
Location
M5 southbound within J27
Started
20:00 on Tuesday 6 October 2026
Expected to clear
06:00 on Wednesday 7 October 2026
Details
M5 southbound Jct 26 to 29 Mobile hard shoulder closure 219/8-239/0
Source
National Highways
Last updated by the source
22:37 on Tuesday 6 October 2026

Map of the M5 southbound hard shoulder closure at J26

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Other M5 closures and crash records

20 other closures are in force on the M5 right now, and 85 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.

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