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M5 Moderate Cleared

M5 northbound within J1 | Northbound | Congestion

18 Apr 2026, 12:36 Northbound 21 views

Incident Details

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J1 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 18 April 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

RoadM5

SeverityModerate

StatusCleared

Started12:36, 18 Apr 2026

📜 Incident timeline

12:36, 18 Apr · First report

17:20, 19 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 28h 44m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

17:25, 19 Apr · Update

17:55, 19 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 29h 19m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

18:00, 19 Apr · Update

18:30, 19 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 29h 54m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

18:35, 19 Apr · Update

19:10, 19 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 30h 34m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

19:15, 19 Apr · Update

19:45, 19 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 31h 9m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

19:50, 19 Apr · Update

20:25, 19 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 31h 49m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

20:30, 19 Apr · Update

21:00, 19 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 32h 24m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

21:05, 19 Apr · Update

21:35, 19 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 32h 59m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

21:40, 19 Apr · Update

22:10, 19 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 33h 34m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

22:15, 19 Apr · Update

22:45, 19 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 34h 9m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

22:50, 19 Apr · Update

23:20, 19 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 34h 44m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

23:25, 19 Apr · Update

23:55, 19 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 35h 19m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

00:00, 20 Apr · Update

00:30, 20 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 35h 54m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

00:35, 20 Apr · Update

01:05, 20 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 36h 29m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

01:10, 20 Apr · Update

01:40, 20 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 37h 4m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

01:45, 20 Apr · Update

02:15, 20 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 37h 39m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

02:20, 20 Apr · Update

02:50, 20 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 38h 14m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

02:55, 20 Apr · Update

03:25, 20 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 38h 49m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

03:30, 20 Apr · Update

04:05, 20 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 39h 29m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

04:10, 20 Apr · Update

04:45, 20 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 40h 9m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

04:50, 20 Apr · Update

05:20, 20 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 40h 44m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

05:25, 20 Apr · Update

05:55, 20 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 41h 19m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

06:00, 20 Apr · Update

06:35, 20 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 41h 59m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

06:40, 20 Apr · Update

07:10, 20 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 42h 34m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

07:15, 20 Apr · Update

07:45, 20 Apr · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 43h 9m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

07:50, 20 Apr · Update

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

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