Latest News About M5 Closures

Here are the latest updates I could gather on M5 closures:

• M5 closed completely due to a welfare incident near junctions around Weston-super-Mare area, causing severe delays and police handling; traffic is advised to avoid the M5 and seek alternatives.[1]
• In early 2025, National Highways announced a new phase of works near junction 27 with planned weekend closures of the southbound entry/exit slip roads; further closures and diversions were scheduled through February 2025 as part of ongoing improvements.[2]
• Other sources note a history of periodic M5 closures due to resurfacing, structural inspections, or major incidents with advised diversions via connecting routes; these closures are typically short-term and heavily signposted.[3][7][9]

If you need, I can narrow this to a specific region (e.g., between J20 and J27 in Somerset) or pull the very latest live updates for your current location in Fortaleza, Ceará (though note that Brazilian traffic news will differ). Would you like me to focus on a particular date range or convert these into actionable travel routes?[1][2][3]