M5 traffic recap: Updates as lane re-opens after crash amid ’stop-start‘ holiday traffic

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One lane is at present closed on the M5 after a crash amid rising delays on the motorway.

The crash is situated on the northbound carriageway between junctions 23 at Bridgwater North and junction 22 at Burnham-on-Sea.

One lane is at present closed and site visitors is queuing, with the most recent INRIX replace saying: „One lane closed and queueing site visitors attributable to accident on M5 Northbound from J23 A39 (Bridgwater North) to J22 (Burnham-on-sea). Lane one (of three) is closed.“

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The motorway can be experiencing „stop-start“ site visitors this afternoon (Sunday, August 15) with holidaymakers taking to the roads once more.

The northbound carriageway is at present experiencing delays as these holidaying in Devon and Cornwall make their method again up nation.

Journey time between Bridgwater and Clevedon is at present round 40 minutes heading north as site visitors struggles.

Visitors monitoring service INRIX has described circumstances as „stop-start“ as Sunday delays emerge.

The replace says: „Cease-start site visitors attributable to vacation site visitors on M5 Northbound from J23 A39 (Bridgwater North) to J20 B3133 Ettlingen Manner (Clevedon). Journey time is round 40 minutes.“

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The motorway can be affected on the southbound carriageway in Gloucestershire, with a broken-down car at present impacting site visitors additional north as one lane is closed.

The replace on that incident reads: „One lane closed attributable to damaged down car on M5 Southbound from J10 A4019 (Cheltenham) to J11 A40 (Gloucester / Golden Valley Bypass). Visitors is coping properly.

„Lane one (of three) is closed.“

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