£372 million M5 improvement scheme set to progress in spite of cost increase

Gloucestershire County Council is reportedly set to give the go-ahead on moving the M5 Junction 10 Improvements Scheme into its main construction phase. The project, between Cheltenham and Tewkesbury, will see improvements to Junction 10 on the M5, a new road linking Junction 10 to west Cheltenham; the widening of the A4019, east of Junction […]

Somerset: M5 St Georges Bridge set for major investment

National Highways is set to invest over £50m to ensure the M5 St Georges Bridge in North Somerset is fit for the future.  The extensive and essential repairs involve concrete repairs to strengthen the bridge foundations and lifting the structure 72 times to replace bearings underneath that allow for movement as well as removing and installing […]

INRIX M5 data reveals Devon’s 50-minute ‘Friday trap’

Advanced traffic data analysis from INRIX has confirmed the worst time for congestion in Devon. Analysis of millions of historical data points has revealed a consistent and recurring M5 southbound bottleneck between Junction 27 and Junction 31, uncovering a specific Friday afternoon travel trap that adds up to 50 minutes to journey times; while National […]