Severe delays on M5 after fault is reported

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDrivers have been warned of continued delays on the M5 following closures due to “a defect with overhead power lines.”According to a National Highways update on X, the motorway “in Somerset has reopened in both directions between J22 Highbridge and J23 Puriton”.It added: “There are delays of 160 minutes and 10 miles of congestion in both directions. This will begin to ease. Have a safe onward journey.”National Highways had advised drivers to “allow extra journey time” or to “re-route or even delay your journey”. The agency also previously told drivers heading southbound “to follow the solid diamond symbol on road signs”, while northbound users were “advised to follow the solid circle symbol”. Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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