M5 emergency closures tonight as urgent warning issued

Drivers set to travel on the M5 tonight have been issued with an urgent warning. Emergency repairs are being carried out at M5 junction 27 (Tiverton) tonight.

It comes after a defective bridge joint on the northern side of the roundabout was identified, which will require temporary repair work to prevent further deterioration. As a result, a closure will be in place from 9pm to 6am.

Motorists have been urged to plan their journeys if they are travelling on the motorway tonight. There will be no access to the A38 from the northbound junction 27 exit slip road.

A National Highways spokesperson said: "The closure will affect people’s journeys, with no access available to the A38 from the northbound junction 27 exit slip road. Traffic instead will be required to exit at junction 26, head southbound and access the A38 from the M5 southbound exit slip road.

"For A361 traffic wishing to join the A38 or travel southbound on the M5, the diversion will also be via junction 26."