M5 junction 15 Almondsbury and junction 16 Patchway bridge deck refurbishment

Latest updates

• 17 April 2024

  Overnight closures - April 2024

  Overnight closures will be in place on the M5 between junctions 14 and 17. The closures will take place from 9pm in the evening until 5am the following morning (subject to traffic flow):

  • Wednesday 17 April – M5 J17 to J16 northbound
  • Friday 19 April – M5 J17 to J16 northbound

   

  • Friday 26 April – M5 J17 to J15 northbound
  • Saturday 27 April – M5 J17 to J14 northbound
  • Sunday 28 April – M5 J14 to J17 northbound and southbound
  • Monday 29 April – M5 J14 to J17 northbound and southbound

   

  • Tuesday 30 April to Thursday 23 May – M5 J14 to J17 northbound and southbound, overnight closures will be in place Monday to Friday

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

  The closures are needed to allow us to complete concrete repairs to Almondsbury bridge deck and install bridge deck joints. Our work remains on schedule to finish ahead of the summer getaway.

  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.

  We always aim to work to the programme, however unforeseen circumstances or adverse weather conditions may mean changes. Please monitor www.trafficengland.com to keep updated. More information on the nearby M4/M5 works can be found here

• 22 March 2024

  Overnight closures - March 2024

  Update: M5 J15 to J17 southbound

  • Wednesday 27 March

  Overnight closures will be in place from 9pm in the evening until 5am the following morning (subject to traffic flow).

  Please follow signed diversion routes:

  • M5 J15 southbound closure - M4 westbound to J22 and return to M4 eastbound, join M5 southbound, join A38 southbound, Hayes Way, Merlin Road and re-join M5 southbound via J17 entry slip
  • M5 J16 southbound closure - A38 southbound, join Hayes Way, Merlin Road and re-join M5 southbound via J17 entry slip                     

   

  M5 junctions 17 to 15 northbound

  Overnight closures will be in place from 9pm in the evening until 5am the following morning (subject to traffic flow).

  • Sunday 10 March
  • Monday 11 March
  • Tuesday 12 March

  Please follow signed diversion routes. M4 motorists will be directed via Hayes Way, Gloucester Road and M4 J19. M5 motorists will be diverted via  J16.

  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 always aim to work to the programme, however unforeseen circumstances or adverse weather conditions may mean changes. 

• 04 January 2024

  Overnight closures - January 2024

  We’re continuing work in this area to improve driver safety and ensure the network is fit for the future. Works remain on schedule.

  A38 Gloucester Road works

  We need to work on the bridge joints on M5 J16 and to do this safely we need to close the A38 Gloucester Road gyratory which runs beneath the M5 at this point.

  The work will be carried out in 2 phases with the gyratory being closed to northbound traffic in the first week followed by a closure for southbound traffic in the second week. We’ll work overnight, Monday to Friday only, when traffic flows are at their lowest.

  • 8 to 13 January – A38 Gloucester Road gyratory beneath M5 J16 will be closed to traffic heading M5 J16 northbound and towards A38 Thornbury from the east side of J16 including the M5 J16 SB exit slip from 9pm in the evening to 6am the following morning.
  • 15 to 20 January – A38 Gloucester Road gyratory beneath M5 J16 will be closed to traffic heading M5 J16 southbound and towards A38 Filton from both the west side of J16 and the M5 J16 NB exit slip from 9pm in the evening to 6am the following morning.

  Please follow locally signed diversions while gyratory closures are in place. We always aim to work to the programme, however unforeseen circumstances or adverse weather conditions may mean work is sometimes postponed.

   

  M5 J14 to J17 works

  A series of overnight closures will begin on the evening of Saturday 20 January to allow us to carry out preparatory works and reconfigure live lane traffic.

  We’ll maintain capacity on the M5 via narrow lanes running in both directions between junctions 14 and 17.

  Southbound traffic will remain on the southbound carriageway with 3 narrow lanes in place. Northbound traffic will see 2 narrow lanes in place on the northbound carriageway  with a third northbound lane running in contraflow on the southbound carriageway.

  Full overnight closures will be in place as follows:

  M5 J14 to J17, 9pm in the evening to 6am the following morning (subject to traffic flow)

  •  20, 21 and 22 January – southbound only
  • 23, 24, 25 and 26 January – southbound and northbound
  • 27 and 28 January – northbound only
  • 29, 30 and 31 January – northbound and southbound (J14-15 only)

  To minimise disruption, we’ll work overnight when there are fewer vehicles on the road. Please follow the signed diversion routes.

  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.

  To keep updated:

  • For information on the M4/M5 safety enhancement work visit: https://nationalhighways.co.uk/m4m5
  • Access our daily closure report https://nationalhighways.co.uk/travel-updates/road-closure-report/
  • Plan your journey https://nationalhighways.co.uk/travel-updates/
  • Monitor Traffic England https://www.trafficengland.com/

     

• 30 November 2023

  Overnight closures - December 2023

  Planned overnight closures on the M5 junctions 14 to 17 southbound, 9pm to 6am the following morning subject to traffic flow:

  • Friday 1 December
  • Saturday 2 December
  • Sunday 3 December

  Overnight closure on the M5 junctions 14 to 17 northbound, 9pm to 6am the following morning subject to traffic flow:

  • Wednesday 13 December 

  M4 J22 Prince of Wales bridge westbound will also be closed overnight

  Please follow the signed diversion routes. 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.

• 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.