M5 Update

Including both the northbound and southbound carriageways, we have repaired a total of 191 concrete bays and resurfaced over 38km of lanes on the motorway.

In early March, we will start work to remove the contraflow and prepare the M5 for reopening in time for the Easter holidays.

Upcoming closures and diversions

We currently have two lanes running in each direction with all traffic using the northbound carriageway in contraflow. This contraflow will be in place until 6am Saturday 1 March.

To enable us to safely remove the contraflow, we will be changing to two lanes being open in each direction. This will involve some overnight closures.  We will carry out the closures overnight to minimise disruption.

From Friday 21 February for three nights

• The southbound M5 will be closed overnight between junction 28 (Cullompton) and junction 26 (Wellington) from 9pm to 6am
• Over the weekend we are finishing repairs to the concrete bays and resurfacing the slip roads
• Traffic will be diverted via the A38 and B3181
• Please also see the associated entry and exit slip road closures below.

Friday 21 February to Monday 24 February, inclusive

• In addition, the M5 southbound junction 27 entry and exit slip roads will be closed from 9pm on Friday 21 February to 6am Monday 24 February, inclusive.
• Traffic will be diverted to junction 28 (Cullompton) and back for the exit slip
• Traffic will be diverted to junction 26 (Wellington) and back for the entry slip.

From Tuesday 25 February for four nights

• The southbound M5 will be closed overnight between junction 28 (Cullompton) and junction 26 (Wellington) from 9pm to 6am each night
• Traffic will be diverted via the A38 and B3181.

Saturday 1 March until Tuesday 1 April

• From 6am Saturday 1 March until 6am Tuesday 1 April, two lanes will be open in each direction
• Traffic will use the hard shoulder and lane 1 in both directions
• We will be working in the middle of the road to remove the crossovers to prepare the motorway to be fully reopened.

Friday 21 March for one night

• The southbound M5 will be closed overnight between junction 28 (Cullompton) and junction 26 (Wellington) from 9pm to 6am
• Traffic will be diverted via the A38 and B3181.

From Monday 24 March for four nights

• The M5 will be closed overnight between junction 28 (Cullompton) and junction 26 (Wellington) from 9pm to 6am
• We will be working to remove traffic management
• Traffic will be diverted via the A38 and B3181.

Friday 28 March and Monday 31 March

• The northbound M5 will be closed overnight between junction 28 (Cullompton) and junction 26 (Wellington) from 9pm to 6am for the two nights
• We will be continuing our works to remove the traffic management
• Traffic will be diverted via the A38 and B3181.

From 6am Tuesday 1 April

• The motorway will be fully open as usual with all traffic management removed.

Please plan ahead and allow extra time for your journeys.

Please remember that closures can change at short notice. You can check the latest information on our daily closures page or find live travel information on our Traffic England webpage. Our travel alerts give details of live incidents on our network.

Please visit our website for more information on the project: https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/south-west/m5-junction-27-concrete-repairs/ . Please note that the latest information and dates are included in this email – there may be a slight delay in this information appearing on our public webpage.