🚨 Emergency? Call 999 · Motorway breakdown? 0300 123 5000
LIVE
Loading incidents...

Start typing to search

Find traffic updates, service providers, tools & more

📢 Seen an incident on this road? Report it in 30 seconds Report ›
LIVE MON–FRI Watch
🏠 Traffic Hub 🚨 Major 🟠 Roadworks 🗺️ Live Map 🏴 All England 🔴 All Incidents 📊 Regions 🕐 Worst Commute 🔍 Was I Affected? 💬 Discussions
M5 Moderate Cleared

link road from M5 J16 northbound to M4 J20 westbound | Westbound | Congestion

22 Jun 2026, 17:04 Westbound 30 views

Incident Details

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

M5
Moderate
Cleared
17:04, 22 Jun 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 6m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 41m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 16m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 51m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 26m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 1m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 11m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 46m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 21m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 56m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 11m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 46m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 21m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 56m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 31m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 6m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 41m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 16m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 51m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 26m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 1m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 36m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 11m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 46m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 21m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 56m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 36m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 11m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 46m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 21m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 56m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 31m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 6m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 41m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 21m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 26h 56m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 27h 31m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 28h 6m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 28h 41m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 29h 56m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 30h 31m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 31h 6m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 31h 41m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 32h 16m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 32h 51m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 33h 31m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 34h 6m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 34h 41m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 35h 16m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 35h 51m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 36h 26m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 37h 1m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 37h 36m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 38h 11m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M4 westbound entry slip at junction J20 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 17:00 and 17:15 on 22 June 2026.

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

📢 Share This Incident

M5 — link road from M5 J16 northbound to M4 J20 westbound | Westbound | Congestion Full details 👉 https://uktrafficupdates.uk/traffic/incidents/26145972-m5-link-road-from-m5-j16-northbound-to-m4-j20-westbound/

Was I Affected?

Enter when you were travelling on M5 to check

🏠Home 🗺️Map 📊Regions 🆘Help
🔍
⚡ Early Warning System
We detected congestion building on the M5 35 minutes before this incident was officially reported.
In the last 30 days, we've detected 15 incidents on the M5 an average of 1018 minutes early.
Get Early Warnings for M5 → From £2.99/mo · 7-day free trial