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M5 Moderate Cleared

M5 southbound between J1 and J2 | Southbound | Congestion

17 May 2026, 18:38 Southbound 23 views

Incident Details

Location : The M5 southbound between junctions J1 and J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 18:30 and 18:45 on 17 May 2026.
Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.

RoadM5

SeverityModerate

StatusCleared

Started18:38, 17 May 2026

📜 Incident timeline

18:38, 17 May · First report

18:40, 17 May · Update

19:15, 17 May · Update

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

19:20, 17 May · Update

19:55, 17 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 17m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

20:00, 17 May · Update

20:30, 17 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 52m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

20:35, 17 May · Update

21:05, 17 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 27m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

21:10, 17 May · Update

21:40, 17 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 2m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

21:45, 17 May · Update

22:15, 17 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 37m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

22:20, 17 May · Update

22:50, 17 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 12m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

22:55, 17 May · Update

23:25, 17 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 47m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

23:30, 17 May · Update

00:00, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 22m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

00:05, 18 May · Update

00:35, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 57m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

00:40, 18 May · Update

01:10, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 32m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

01:15, 18 May · Update

01:45, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 7m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

01:50, 18 May · Update

02:25, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 47m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

02:30, 18 May · Update

03:00, 18 May · Update

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

03:05, 18 May · Update

03:35, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 57m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

03:40, 18 May · Update

04:10, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 32m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

04:15, 18 May · Update

04:50, 18 May · Update

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

04:55, 18 May · Update

05:30, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 52m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

05:35, 18 May · Update

06:05, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 27m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

06:10, 18 May · Update

06:40, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 2m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

06:45, 18 May · Update

07:15, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 37m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

07:20, 18 May · Update

07:50, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 12m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

07:55, 18 May · Update

08:25, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 47m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

08:30, 18 May · Update

09:00, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 22m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

09:05, 18 May · Update

09:40, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 2m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

09:45, 18 May · Update

10:20, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 42m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

10:25, 18 May · Update

10:55, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 17m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

11:00, 18 May · Update

11:30, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 52m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

11:35, 18 May · Update

12:05, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 27m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

12:10, 18 May · Update

12:40, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 2m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

12:45, 18 May · Update

13:15, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 37m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

13:20, 18 May · Update

13:50, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 12m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

13:55, 18 May · Update

14:25, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 47m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

14:30, 18 May · Update

15:00, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 22m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

15:05, 18 May · Update

15:35, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 57m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

15:40, 18 May · Update

16:10, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 32m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

16:15, 18 May · Update

16:45, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 7m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

16:50, 18 May · Update

19:20, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 24h 42m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

19:25, 18 May · Update

19:55, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 25h 17m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

20:00, 18 May · Update

20:35, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 25h 57m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

20:40, 18 May · Update

21:10, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 26h 32m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

21:15, 18 May · Update

21:45, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 27h 7m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

21:50, 18 May · Update

22:20, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 27h 42m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

22:25, 18 May · Update

22:55, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 28h 17m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

23:00, 18 May · Update

23:35, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 28h 57m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

23:40, 18 May · Update

00:15, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 29h 37m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

00:20, 19 May · Update

00:50, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 30h 12m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

00:55, 19 May · Update

01:25, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 30h 47m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

01:30, 19 May · Update

02:05, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 31h 27m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

02:10, 19 May · Update

02:45, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 32h 7m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

02:50, 19 May · Update

03:20, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 32h 42m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

03:25, 19 May · Update

04:00, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 33h 22m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

04:05, 19 May · Update

04:35, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 33h 57m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

04:40, 19 May · Update

05:10, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 34h 32m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

05:15, 19 May · Update

05:45, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 35h 7m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

05:50, 19 May · Update

06:20, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 35h 42m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

06:25, 19 May · Update

06:55, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 36h 17m. Delays of 10 minutes still recorded. Monitoring continues.

10:40, 27 Aug · Final update

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

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