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M54 Junction 5 Traffic

Telford & Priorslee · Telford East · near Telford

🛍️ The junction for Telford Centre

M54 J5 at 15:17 on Tuesday 3 November: closure planned from 21:00 tomorrow.

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🚨 Live at M54 J5 right now

Checked 15:17 · auto-refresh
✅Nothing reported at M54 J5 right now.
Planned closures at M54 J5
🌙 Planned from 21:00 tomorrow until 05:00 Thu 5 Nov
M6 Jct 10A to M54 Jct 2 carriageway closure
← WestboundCarriageway closed
Diversion: Diversion via National Highways and local authority network.

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

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Is M54 junction 5 closed? Quick answers

Checked 15:17 on Tuesday 3 November 2026.

Is M54 junction 5 closed right now?

No. Nothing is closing the road at M54 junction 5 at 15:17.

Is M54 junction 5 closed tonight?

No. No closures are planned at M54 junction 5 tonight (Tue 3 Nov, 18:00 to 06:00).

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Is M54 junction 5 closed this weekend?

Yes. M54 junction 5 has 1 full closure planned this weekend (Fri 6 Nov 18:00 to Mon 9 Nov 06:00): westbound M6 Jct 10A to M54 Jct 2 carriageway closure, Fri 21:00 to 05:00. Diversion: Diversion via National Highways and local authority network.

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Is there an accident at M54 junction 5 today?

No. No collision has been reported at M54 junction 5 since midnight.

M54 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 M54 J5 is

Location from the National Highways junction reference. Nearest towns: Telford, Shifnal, Newport, Bridgnorth.

📍 Heading to… from M54 J5

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 M54 at J5

20Collisions
0Fatal
5Serious
27Casualties
7
Among the lowest recorded
Ranked 518 of 556 UK junctions on record · 4 of 6 on the M54

Wider area: counting every road within 3 miles — local streets, A-roads, everything — 968 collisions are on record, 12 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 M54 itself, within 2 miles of J5. 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 M54 J5 → 4 of 6 junctions on the M54 · see where it ranks nationally

❓ M54 J5 — Frequently Asked Questions

Where is M54 junction 5?

M54 J5 is at Telford & Priorslee. National Highways signs it as Telford East. The nearest town is Telford.

Is there an accident at M54 J5?

No — as of 15:17 National Highways list nothing at M54 J5. This page re-checks their live feed every few minutes, 24 hours a day.

Is M54 junction 5 closed?

Not right now. Planned: M6 Jct 10A to M54 Jct 2 carriageway closure, from 21:00 tomorrow until 05:00 Thu 5 Nov.

How many accidents happen at M54 junction 5?

Police STATS19 records show 20 collisions on the M54 within 2 miles of J5, including 0 fatal and 5 serious. Counting every road in the area, 968 collisions are recorded within 3 miles. That ranks it 518 of 556 UK junctions we hold collision records for.

Which places is M54 junction 5 the junction for?

M54 J5 is the junction for Telford Centre (shopping, Telford), about 1 mile north-west in a straight line - reached from M54 J5.

What is near M54 junction 5?

Within 15 miles of M54 J5: The Iron Bridge (heritage, Ironbridge), about 3 miles south-west in a straight line; Attingham Park (heritage, Atcham), about 9.5 miles west in a straight line; Shrewsbury (town centre, Shrewsbury), about 13 miles west in a straight line.

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↔️ Next junctions

← J4
Shifnal & Priorslee J6
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📍 Towns near this junction

Telford 1.1 mi Shifnal 2.8 mi Newport 7.8 mi Bridgnorth 8.9 mi

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