M5 Junction 23 Traffic

🚨 Live at M5 J23 right now

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✅Nothing reported at M5 J23 right now.

Planned closures at M5 J23

🌙 Planned from 20:30 until 06:00 Wed 4 Nov

M5 southbound Jct 23 to 24 carriageway closure

↓ SouthboundCarriageway closed

Diversion: Diversion via A39 and A38 to Jct 24.

Straight from National Highways, re-checked every 3 minutes while this page is open.

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Is M5 junction 23 closed? Quick answers

Checked 14:07 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M5 junction 23 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M5 junction 23 at 14:07.

Is M5 junction 23 closed tonight?

Yes. M5 junction 23 has 1 full closure planned tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00): southbound Jct 23 to 24 carriageway closure, 20:30 to 06:00. Diversion: Diversion via A39 and A38 to Jct 24.

Tonight: every M5 closure ›

Is M5 junction 23 closed this weekend?

No. No closures are planned at M5 junction 23 this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00).

This weekend: every M5 closure ›

Is there an accident at M5 junction 23 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M5 junction 23 since midnight.

M5 accidents today and yesterday ›

Answers use official data only: the National Highways live incident feed and their planned closure report. A closure is counted here when National Highways name this junction or a stretch that runs through it.

🗺️ Where M5 J23 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Bridgwater, Burnham-on-Sea, Street, Taunton.

🎟️ Events near M5 J23 this week

Bridgwater Carnival 2026 at Bridgwater, Somerset 🗓 Sat 7 Nov · 17:00 to 23:30 Near Bridgwater · 3 miles south in a straight line Listed by National Highways 🧭 Directions

Matches and events from National Highways, the football fixture lists and our team. Start and kick-off times are the source's own and can change. All event traffic this week ›

📍 Heading to… from M5 J23

Also near this junction

Clarks Village Shopping · Street, Somerset 11 miles east in a straight line 🧭 Directions Somerset traffic

Cheddar Gorge Attraction · Cheddar, Somerset 12 miles north-east in a straight line 🧭 Directions Somerset traffic

Weston-super-Mare Grand Pier Beach & seafront · Weston-super-Mare, Somerset 12 miles north in a straight line 🧭 Directions Somerset traffic

Places and the junctions they are reached from are kept by our team; distances are measured in a straight line from the junction, not along the road.

⚠️ Collision record on the M5 at J23

35Collisions

3Fatal

6Serious

63Casualties

Around the middle

Ranked 271 of 556 UK junctions on record · 10 of 32 on the M5

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 756 collisions are on record, 9 of them fatal. That figure follows how built-up the area is, so it is shown for context and is not what the ranking uses.

Department for Transport STATS19 police collision records on the M5 itself, within 2 miles of J23. This is the free summary — the full breakdown by severity, weather, road surface, time of day and individual record is in the blackspot report.

📊 Full collision analysis for M5 J23 → 10 of 32 junctions on the M5 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M5 J23 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M5 junction 23?

M5 J23 is at Bridgwater & Puriton. National Highways signs it as Bridgwater. The nearest town is Bridgwater.

Is there an accident at M5 J23?

No — as of 14:07 National Highways list nothing at M5 J23. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M5 junction 23 closed?

Not right now. Planned: M5 southbound Jct 23 to 24 carriageway closure, from 20:30 until 06:00 Wed 4 Nov.

How many accidents happen at M5 junction 23?

Police STATS19 records show 35 collisions on the M5 within 2 miles of J23, including 3 fatal and 6 serious. Counting every road in the area, 756 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 271 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

What is near M5 junction 23?

Within 15 miles of M5 J23: Clarks Village (shopping, Street), about 11 miles east in a straight line; Cheddar Gorge (attraction, Cheddar), about 12 miles north-east in a straight line; Weston-super-Mare Grand Pier (beach & seafront, Weston-super-Mare), about 12 miles north in a straight line.

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Live incidents, roadworks and delays for the whole M5, updated every 5 minutes from National Highways.

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↔️ Next junctions

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📍 Towns near this junction

Bridgwater 2.7 mi Burnham-on-Sea 4.9 mi Street 11 mi Taunton 11.6 mi

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