Traffic incidents
The following traffic incidents and congestion for M5 have been reported by Highways England, Traffic Scotland, Traffic Wales or Transport for London (TfL) in the last two hours:
Lane closures: Lane one is closed.
Reason: Broken down vehicle.
Status: Currently Active.
Time to clear: The event is expected to clear between 17:15 and 17:30 on 31 Jan 2025.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 31 Jan 2025.
Lanes closed: There is one of two lanes closed.
Nearest town: 2.16m from Exminster.
Lane closures: Lane one is closed.
Reason: Road traffic collision.
Status: Currently Active.
Time to clear: The event is expected to clear between 16:45 and 17:00 on 31 Jan 2025.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 31 Jan 2025.
Lanes closed: There is one of two lanes closed.
Nearest town: 2.52m from Avonmouth. CLEARED @ 16:03
Lane closures: The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason: Vehicle tyre change.
Status: Currently Active.
Time to clear: The event is expected to clear between 14:45 and 15:00 on 31 Jan 2025.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:45 and 15:00 on 31 Jan 2025.
Lanes closed: There is one of three lanes closed.
Nearest town: 3.75m from Congresbury. CLEARED @ 14:34
Lane closures: The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed.
Reason: Vehicle tyre change.
Status: Currently Active.
Time to clear: The event is expected to clear between 13:00 and 13:15 on 31 Jan 2025.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:00 and 13:15 on 31 Jan 2025.
Lanes closed: There is one of four lanes closed.
Nearest town: 5.39m from Congresbury. CLEARED @ 12:36
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:30 and 16:45 on 31 Jan 2025.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 0.77m from Smethwick.
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:00 and 16:15 on 31 Jan 2025.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 0.38m from Smethwick. CLEARED @ 16:12
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:15 and 16:30 on 31 Jan 2025.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 2.04m from Wednesbury. CLEARED @ 16:12
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:00 and 16:15 on 31 Jan 2025.
Nearest town: 9.68m from Honiton. CLEARED @ 16:13
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 15:15 and 15:30 on 31 Jan 2025.
Nearest town: 3.15m from Congresbury. CLEARED @ 15:19
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:45 and 15:00 on 31 Jan 2025.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 2.04m from Wednesbury. CLEARED @ 14:42
Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:45 and 13:00 on 31 Jan 2025.
Nearest town: 1.15m from Tewkesbury. CLEARED @ 12:45
There are no current incidents in this location.