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M5 J2 northbound access | Northbound | Congestion

18 May 2026, 17:11 Northbound 10 views

Incident Details

Location : The M5 northbound entry slip at junction J2 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:15 and 17:30 on 18 May 2026.

RoadM5

SeverityModerate

StatusCleared

Started17:11, 18 May 2026

📜 Incident timeline

17:11, 18 May · First report

17:15, 18 May · Update

17:45, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 34 minutes. Monitoring continues.

17:50, 18 May · Update

18:20, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 9m. Monitoring continues.

18:25, 18 May · Update

18:55, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 44m. Monitoring continues.

19:00, 18 May · Update

19:35, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 24m. Monitoring continues.

19:40, 18 May · Update

20:10, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 59m. Monitoring continues.

20:15, 18 May · Update

20:45, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 34m. Monitoring continues.

20:50, 18 May · Update

21:20, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 9m. Monitoring continues.

21:25, 18 May · Update

21:55, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 44m. Monitoring continues.

22:00, 18 May · Update

22:30, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 19m. Monitoring continues.

22:35, 18 May · Update

23:05, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 54m. Monitoring continues.

23:10, 18 May · Update

23:40, 18 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 29m. Monitoring continues.

23:45, 18 May · Update

00:15, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 4m. Monitoring continues.

00:20, 19 May · Update

00:50, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 39m. Monitoring continues.

00:55, 19 May · Update

01:25, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 14m. Monitoring continues.

01:30, 19 May · Update

02:05, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 54m. Monitoring continues.

02:10, 19 May · Update

02:45, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 34m. Monitoring continues.

02:50, 19 May · Update

03:20, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 9m. Monitoring continues.

03:25, 19 May · Update

04:00, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 49m. Monitoring continues.

04:05, 19 May · Update

04:35, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 24m. Monitoring continues.

04:40, 19 May · Update

05:10, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 59m. Monitoring continues.

05:15, 19 May · Update

05:45, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 34m. Monitoring continues.

05:50, 19 May · Update

06:20, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 9m. Monitoring continues.

06:25, 19 May · Update

06:55, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 44m. Monitoring continues.

07:00, 19 May · Update

07:30, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 19m. Monitoring continues.

07:35, 19 May · Update

08:05, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 54m. Monitoring continues.

08:10, 19 May · Update

09:55, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 44m. Monitoring continues.

10:00, 19 May · Update

10:35, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 24m. Monitoring continues.

10:40, 19 May · Update

11:10, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 59m. Monitoring continues.

11:15, 19 May · Update

11:45, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 34m. Monitoring continues.

11:50, 19 May · Update

12:20, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 9m. Monitoring continues.

12:25, 19 May · Update

12:55, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 44m. Monitoring continues.

13:00, 19 May · Update

13:30, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 19m. Monitoring continues.

13:35, 19 May · Update

14:05, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 54m. Monitoring continues.

14:10, 19 May · Update

14:40, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 29m. Monitoring continues.

14:45, 19 May · Update

15:20, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 9m. Monitoring continues.

15:25, 19 May · Update

16:00, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 49m. Monitoring continues.

16:05, 19 May · Update

19:50, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 26h 39m. Monitoring continues.

19:55, 19 May · Update

20:25, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 27h 14m. Monitoring continues.

20:30, 19 May · Update

21:00, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 27h 49m. Monitoring continues.

21:05, 19 May · Update

21:35, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 28h 24m. Monitoring continues.

21:40, 19 May · Update

22:15, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 29h 4m. Monitoring continues.

22:20, 19 May · Update

22:50, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 29h 39m. Monitoring continues.

22:55, 19 May · Update

23:25, 19 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 30h 14m. Monitoring continues.

23:30, 19 May · Update

00:00, 20 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 30h 49m. Monitoring continues.

00:05, 20 May · Update

00:35, 20 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 31h 24m. Monitoring continues.

00:40, 20 May · Update

01:10, 20 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 31h 59m. Monitoring continues.

01:15, 20 May · Update

01:45, 20 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 32h 34m. Monitoring continues.

01:50, 20 May · Update

02:20, 20 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 33h 9m. Monitoring continues.

02:25, 20 May · Update

02:55, 20 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 33h 44m. Monitoring continues.

03:00, 20 May · Update

03:30, 20 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 34h 19m. Monitoring continues.

03:35, 20 May · Update

04:05, 20 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 34h 54m. Monitoring continues.

04:10, 20 May · Update

04:40, 20 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 35h 29m. Monitoring continues.

04:45, 20 May · Update

05:15, 20 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 36h 4m. Monitoring continues.

05:20, 20 May · Update

05:55, 20 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 36h 44m. Monitoring continues.

06:00, 20 May · Update

06:35, 20 May · Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 37h 24m. Monitoring continues.

03:03, 9 Aug · Final update

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

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