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M5 Moderate Cleared

M5 southbound within J28 | Southbound | Congestion

27 Jun 2026, 03:57 Southbound 32 views

Incident Details

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

M5
Moderate
Cleared
03:57, 27 Jun 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 8m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 43m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 18m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 53m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 28m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 3m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 38m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 13m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 53m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 3m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 38m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 13m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 48m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 23m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 58m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 33m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 43m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 18m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 53m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 28m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 3m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 38m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 13m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 15h 48m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 23m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 16h 58m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 17h 33m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 8m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 18h 48m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 23m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 19h 58m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 20h 33m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 8m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 21h 43m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 23m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 22h 58m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 23h 38m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 24h 13m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 24h 48m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 25h 23m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

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

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 26h 43m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 27h 18m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 27h 58m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 28h 38m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 29h 13m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 29h 53m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 30h 33m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 31h 8m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 31h 48m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 32h 23m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 42h 43m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 43h 18m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 43h 53m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 44h 28m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 45h 3m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 45h 38m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 46h 13m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 46h 53m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 47h 28m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 48h 8m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 48h 43m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 49h 18m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 49h 53m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

Location : The M5 southbound at junction J28 .
Reason : Congestion.
Status : Currently Active.
Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 04:00 and 04:15 on 27 June 2026.

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

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