M5 junction 15 Almondsbury and junction 16 Patchway bridge deck refurbishment

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• 14 November 2023

  Overnight closures - November 2023

  Planned overnight closures on the M5 junctions 14 to 17.

  • Thursday 16 November - 9pm to 6am (subject to traffic flow) M5 J14 to J15 southbound. Please follow the signed diversion route

   

  • Friday 17 November – 10pm to 6am (subject to traffic flow) M5 J16 southbound a short diversion will be in place via the J16 on and off slips

   

  • Thursday 23 November  - 9pm to 6am (subject to traffic flow)  M5 will be closed in both directions between J14 and J17. Please follow the signed diversion route

   

  • Friday 24 November and Saturday 25 November  - 10pm to 6am (subject to traffic flow)  M5 will be closed in both directions between J14 and J17. Please follow the signed diversion route

  To minimise disruption we’re working overnight when there are fewer vehicles on the road. During the day the road will be open as usual.

   

• 02 November 2023

  Emergency overnight closure Friday 3 November - M5 J14 to J17 southbound

  M5 J14 to J17 southbound will be closed overnight Friday 3 November, 9pm to 6am (subject to traffic flows) for one night only. This is to enable emergency patch surfacing.

  A fully signed diversion route will be in place, please allow extra time for your journey.

  To minimise disruption, we’ll work overnight when there are fewer vehicles on the road. During the day the road will be open as usual. We’ll make every effort to ensure the impact on the local community is kept to a minimum, and apologise in advance for any inconvenience these works may cause.

  Please note, adverse weather conditions may mean changes, monitor www.trafficengland.com to keep up to date.

   

• 02 October 2023

  Overnight closures - October 2023

  Overnight closures will be in place to allow us to move to the next phase of work:

  •  Monday 2 October – M5 junction 19 northbound entry slip road closed from 10pm until 6am the following morning for survey works. Diversion route is via M5 junction 20 and back.
  • Monday 2 October to Wednesday 4 October – M5 junction 14 to 17 fully closed in both directions overnight between the hours of 8pm and 6am the following morning. This is to allow us to switch the traffic management in preparation for the first contraflow phase.
  • Wednesday 4 October to Saturday 7 October - M5 junction 14 to 17 fully closed in both directions overnight between the hours of 9pm and 6am the following morning. This is to allow us to switch the traffic management in preparation for the first contraflow phase
  • Sunday 8 October – M5 junction 14 to 17 closed southbound only overnight between the hours of 9pm and 6am the following morning. This is so we can complete the installation of the new contraflow phase.
  • Saturday 14 October - M5 junctions 14 to 15 closed southbound only overnight between the hours of 9pm and 6am the following morning
  • Sunday 15 October - M5 junctions 15 to 14 closed northbound only overnight between the hours of 9pm and 6am the following morning

  Please follow signed diversion routes and allow extra time for your journey.

• 08 September 2023

  Emergency overnight closure Friday 8 September - M5 J14 to J16 southbound

  M5 J14 to J16 southbound will be closed overnight Friday 8 September, 10pm to 6am, for one night only. This is to enable emergency resurfacing of the hard shoulder which is being used as a live lane during these works.  Small-scale patching will also take place northbound. 

  Signed diversions will be in place via the A38.

  Please allow extra time for your journey.

• 19 July 2023

  Overnight works begin 31 July 2023

  The bridges on the M5 at junctions 15 and 16 (Almondsbury and Patchway) are now over 50 years old and in need of refurbishment. Waterproofing, surfacing, expansion joints and repairs to the concrete are needed to maintain bridge deck integrity. This is part of ongoing bridge refurbishment works by the local National Highways South West team.

  We’ve organised the work to overlap with the M4/M5 dynamic hard shoulder enhancements – reducing how long traffic management will be in place and enabling our contractors to share resources and cut costs.

  The M5 bridge refurbishment works have been planned to avoid the peak summer getaway season, but some preparatory work will be carried out in advance.

  31 July 2023 – we’ll begin preparation works. Overnight closures (8pm to 6am subject to traffic flow) will be in place between junction 15 and  junction 17 for approximately 1 month.

  September 2023 – we’ll install 24/7 narrow lanes and continue preparation works which will include the construction of a crossover.

  October 2023 – we’ll switch to contraflow. This will enable access to the bridge decks to begin the bridge refurbishment works. The bridge deck works will be carried out in 4 distinct phases, each one requiring a change in the contraflow layout.

  *Our data shows that summer Fridays are always particularly busy at this interchange between 11am and 7pm, so we'd advise motorists to plan ahead and avoid this area during these times to avoid delays, where possible.