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M5 Moderate Cleared

M5 northbound within the A38/A30 junction | Northbound | Congestion

6 Apr 2026, 11:01 Northbound 41 views

Incident Details

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J31 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:00 and 12:15 on 6 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

RoadM5

SeverityModerate

StatusCleared

Started11:01, 6 Apr 2026

📜 Incident timeline

11:01, 6 Apr · First report

20:05, 6 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 3m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

20:10, 6 Apr · Update

20:40, 6 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 38m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

20:45, 6 Apr · Update

21:15, 6 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 13m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

21:20, 6 Apr · Update

21:50, 6 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 48m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

21:55, 6 Apr · Update

22:30, 6 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 28m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

22:35, 6 Apr · Update

23:05, 6 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 3m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

23:10, 6 Apr · Update

23:40, 6 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 38m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

23:45, 6 Apr · Update

00:15, 7 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 13m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

00:20, 7 Apr · Update

00:50, 7 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 48m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

00:55, 7 Apr · Update

01:25, 7 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 23m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

01:30, 7 Apr · Update

02:00, 7 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 58m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

02:05, 7 Apr · Update

02:35, 7 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 33m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

02:40, 7 Apr · Update

03:10, 7 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 8m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

03:15, 7 Apr · Update

03:45, 7 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 43m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

03:50, 7 Apr · Update

04:20, 7 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 18m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

04:25, 7 Apr · Update

04:55, 7 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 53m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

05:00, 7 Apr · Update

05:35, 7 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 33m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

05:40, 7 Apr · Update

06:10, 7 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 8m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

06:15, 7 Apr · Update

06:45, 7 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 43m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

06:50, 7 Apr · Update

07:20, 7 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 18m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

07:25, 7 Apr · Update

08:00, 7 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 58m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

08:05, 7 Apr · Update

08:35, 7 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 33m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

08:40, 7 Apr · Update

09:10, 7 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 8m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

09:15, 7 Apr · Update

09:45, 7 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 43m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

09:50, 7 Apr · Update

10:20, 7 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 23h 18m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

10:25, 7 Apr · Update

Wording as published by National Highways, recorded as it changed.

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