M5 closed J11A southbound

Cleared Cleared at 17:10 on 9 Oct 2026, after 2 h.

Road closure on the M5 southbound at J11A on Friday 9 October 2026, from 15:09. Cleared at 17:10 after 2 h. Timeline of reports from TomTom and National Highways.

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   M5 southbound · J11A

   Road closed

   15:09–17:10 (cleared after 2 h) · delay ~17 min · queue 5.4 mi

   TomTom ×5 · National Highways ×2

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Timeline

1. 15:09 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~17 min
2. 15:28 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
3. 15:37 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~5 min
4. 15:37 TomTom: delay now ~4 min (was ~11), “Slow traffic”
5. 15:43 TomTom no longer reports it
6. 15:43 All clear: no source reports it any more
7. 15:46 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min (reported again)
8. 15:55 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
9. 16:05 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
10. 16:05 National Highways: road closed
11. 16:19 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
12. 16:24 TomTom no longer reports it
13. 16:28 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~17 min
14. 16:33 TomTom no longer reports it
15. 16:42 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~4 min
16. 16:46 National Highways: road reopened
17. 16:47 TomTom no longer reports it
18. 16:47 All clear: no source reports it any more
19. 17:05 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~4 min
20. 17:10 TomTom no longer reports it
21. 17:10 All clear: no source reports it any more

What the sources said

• Queuing traffic
• Slow traffic
• M5 southbound within J11A
• M5 southbound between J10 and J11
• Stationary traffic

Other recent incidents on the M5

• M5 closed J12 southbound · 16:05, cleared after 40 min
• M5 closed J13 southbound · 16:05, cleared after 40 min
• M5 crash J18 · 15:24, cleared after 1 h 19 min
• M5 reported crash J8–J7 northbound · 14:21, cleared after 47 min
• M5 closed J12 southbound · 12:27, cleared after 1 h 46 min
• M5 closed J10–J11 southbound · 12:27, cleared after 1 h 46 min
• M5 closed J11A southbound · 12:27, cleared after 1 h 46 min
• M5 closed J13–J14 southbound · 12:27, cleared after 1 h 46 min
• M5 crash J3–J4 southbound · 12:02, cleared after 2 h 36 min
• M5 crash J4–J4A southbound · 11:55, cleared after 2 h 18 min

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This page shows what the data sources reported about this event and when, merged from every source that reported it at the same place. It doesn't say what caused it or whether anyone was hurt: no source reports that. Times are UK time. For live alerts, follow @motorways.me on Bluesky.