M5 Friday getaway traffic begins with stop-start queues in Somerset
Long queues are already forming on the M5 this afternoon as the Friday getaway begins.
Traffic monitor Inrix reports an obstruction blocking the motorway northbound at Tiverton in Devon, with longer queues starting further north in Somerset.
National Highways reports delays of around 20 minutes on the motorway this afternoon (Friday, April 10) and traffic sensors suggest there is stop-start traffic at several points along the Somerset stretch of motorway.
Traffic monitor Inrix repots: "M5 Northbound partially blocked, queueing traffic due to obstruction on the road after J27 A361 (Tiverton)."
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