Traffic incidents
The following traffic incidents and congestion for M5 have been reported by Highways England, Traffic Scotland, Traffic Wales or Transport for London (TfL) in the last two hours:

Reason: Load spillage.
Status: Currently Active.
Time to clear: The event is expected to clear between 13:30 and 13:45 on 6 Feb 2025.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 13:30 and 13:45 on 6 Feb 2025.
Lanes closed: All lanes are closed.
Nearest town: 1.88m from Bridgewater.

Reason: Load spillage.
Status: Currently Active.
Time to clear: The event is expected to clear between 13:45 and 14:00 on 6 Feb 2025.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 14:45 and 15:00 on 6 Feb 2025.
Lanes closed: All lanes are closed.
Nearest town: 1.95m from Taunton.

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:00 and 12:15 on 6 Feb 2025.
Delay: There are currently delays of 15 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 2.04m from Wednesbury.

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 12:30 and 12:45 on 6 Feb 2025.
Delay: There are currently delays of 1 hour against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 1.43m from Bridgewater.

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 10:30 and 10:45 on 6 Feb 2025.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 2.04m from Wednesbury. CLEARED @ 10:30

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:45 and 09:00 on 6 Feb 2025.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 2.04m from Wednesbury. CLEARED @ 08:51

Reason: Congestion.
Status: Currently Active.
Return to normal: Normal traffic conditions are expected between 08:30 and 08:45 on 6 Feb 2025.
Delay: There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic.
Nearest town: 3.14m from Alveston. CLEARED @ 08:33
There are no current incidents in this location.