Live: Huge M5 delays as weekend getaway traffic clogs motorway
Drivers face severe delays up and down the M5 as Friday getaway traffic gets underway this afternoon. Traffic is stop-start along the motorway, with junctions for Taunton, Weston-super-Mare and Bristol being the worst affected. Both directions of traffic are hit by delays.
National Highways reports motorists face an extra 50 minutes of travel time northbound from Taunton. Traffic monitor Inrix reports: "Severe delays on M5 in both directions around J21 A370 (Weston-super-mare). Congestion to J25 (Taunton) and south coming from J15 (M4 interchange).Traffic in patches."
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