Overview
- National Highways published details that scheduled overnight closures will run from 21 to 24 August and include exit slip and lane works at Junction 10 and carriageway closures between Junctions 7 and 9.
- Data released by National Highways shows almost 20 temporary M5 closures on the Worcester stretch in the past year, with 15 starting after 8pm to give crews safe access.
- Two past closures were recorded for people in distress and one was caused by a vehicle fire, highlighting that a small number of shutdowns were incident driven.
- The RAC warns several junctions on the M5 are regularly busy and drivers are advised to check diversion routes and National Highways travel updates to avoid delays.
- National Highways says it schedules many cyclical maintenance tasks overnight to limit daytime disruption and coordinates work across the network to complete as much as possible during planned closures.