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M50 | Herefordshire | Carriageway Closure | Expect Delays

30 Jul 2026, 13:14 Herefordshire 40 views

Incident Details

The M50 in Herefordshire is closed eastbound between J4 near Ross-on-Wye and J3 Gorsley Common for emergency roadworks following an earlier diesel spillage which damaged the road surface.

M50
Severe
Cleared
13:14, 30 Jul 2026
21:50, 30 Jul 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

The M50 in Gloucestershire/Worcestershire is closed eastbound between 4 Ross-on-Wye and J3 Gorsley Common

· Update

The M50 in Gloucestershire/Worcestershire is closed eastbound between 4 Ross-on-Wye and J3 Gorsley Common

· Update

The M50 in Herefordshire is closed eastbound between 4 Ross-on-Wye and J3 Gorsley Common

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 55 minutes. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M50 in Herefordshire is closed eastbound between 4 Ross-on-Wye and J3 Gorsley Common

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 30m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M50 in Herefordshire is closed eastbound between 4 Ross-on-Wye and J3 Gorsley Common

· Update

The M50 in Herefordshire is closed eastbound between J4 near Ross-on-Wye and J3 Gorsley Common due to a significant diesel spillage across the carriageway.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 30m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M50 in Herefordshire is closed eastbound between J4 near Ross-on-Wye and J3 Gorsley Common due to a significant diesel spillage across the carriageway.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 5m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M50 in Herefordshire is closed eastbound between J4 near Ross-on-Wye and J3 Gorsley Common due to a significant diesel spillage across the carriageway.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 40m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M50 in Herefordshire is closed eastbound between J4 near Ross-on-Wye and J3 Gorsley Common due to a significant diesel spillage across the carriageway.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 15m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M50 in Herefordshire is closed eastbound between J4 near Ross-on-Wye and J3 Gorsley Common due to a significant diesel spillage across the carriageway.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 50m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M50 in Herefordshire is closed eastbound between J4 near Ross-on-Wye and J3 Gorsley Common due to a significant diesel spillage across the carriageway.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 25m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M50 in Herefordshire is closed eastbound between J4 near Ross-on-Wye and J3 Gorsley Common due to a significant diesel spillage across the carriageway.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 0m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M50 in Herefordshire is closed eastbound between J4 near Ross-on-Wye and J3 Gorsley Common due to a significant diesel spillage across the carriageway.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 35m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M50 in Herefordshire is closed eastbound between J4 near Ross-on-Wye and J3 Gorsley Common due to a significant diesel spillage across the carriageway.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 10m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M50 in Herefordshire is closed eastbound between J4 near Ross-on-Wye and J3 Gorsley Common due to a significant diesel spillage across the carriageway.

· Update

The M50 in Herefordshire is closed eastbound between J4 near Ross-on-Wye and J3 Gorsley Common for emergency roadworks following an earlier diesel spillage which damaged the road surface.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 0m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The M50 in Herefordshire is closed eastbound between J4 near Ross-on-Wye and J3 Gorsley Common for emergency roadworks following an earlier diesel spillage which damaged the road surface.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 35m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

✅ Incident cleared — M50 reopened at 21:50 on 30 Jul 2026. Total disruption: 8h 35m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.

· Final update

The M50 in Herefordshire is closed eastbound between J4 near Ross-on-Wye and J3 Gorsley Common for emergency roadworks following an earlier diesel spillage which damaged the road surface.

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

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