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M5 Moderate Cleared

M5 northbound within J3 | Northbound | Congestion

9 Jun 2026, 23:18 Northbound 23 views

Incident Details

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

M5
Moderate
Cleared
23:18, 9 Jun 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 7m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 42m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 17m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 57m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 32m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 12m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 47m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 22m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 57m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 32m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 12m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 47m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 27m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 2m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 37m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 12m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 52m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 27m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 2m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 42m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 17m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 57m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 32m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 7m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 42m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 17m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 42m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 17m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 23h 47m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 24h 22m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 24h 57m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 25h 32m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 26h 12m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 26h 47m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 28h 2m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 28h 37m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 29h 12m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 29h 52m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 30h 27m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 31h 7m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 northbound at junction J3 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 23:15 and 23:30 on 9 June 2026.

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

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