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An empty road which is the A38 link road to the M5 from Wellington which is due an upgrade

Town's key road to M5 may finally get £5m upgrade

The council said the road has "reached the end of its design life" and needs to be replaced.

Three lanes of a motorway are jammed with black, white, red and blue cars and lorries. The queues stretch into the distance. Traffic can be seen travelling normally in the opposite three lanes on the left. Green fields and bushes line the motorway.

Traffic jam warning for 'busiest Christmas getaway'

Drivers are advised to avoid travelling in the middle of the day.

The back of a police officer, wearing a hi-vis vest and black t-shirt. You can only see their torso.

Long motorway delays after lorries crash

Traffic on two lanes was stopped earlier following the motorway crash near Gloucester.

Gloucestershire

A view of an empty M5 motorway, with a "50mph slow down" matrix sign active. There are two police cars parked to one side of the road with a third dark coloured car in front of them.

Police given misconduct notices over girl's M5 death

Tamzin Hall, 17, died when she was struck by a car on the M5 in Somerset.

A closed motorway with two police cars and a regular car parked near the hard shoulder

Mum's tribute to 'beautiful' daughter who died on M5

She was being taken to a custody suite via the motorway before the fatal incident on 11 November.

A closed motorway with two police cars and a regular car parked near the hard shoulder

Girl who died after leaving police vehicle on M5 named

Tamzin Hall, 17, was hit by a car after leaving a police vehicle she was being transported in.

The scene of the crash in M5. Two police cars are on the hard shoulder of the road along with a dark coloured vehicle.

Girl, 17, dies on M5 after leaving police vehicle

The 17-year-old was being transported to custody when she left the vehicle and was hit by a car.

The M5 at junction 27 as the exit slip road starts with the blue motorway sign pointing towards Tiverton and Barnstaple A361 and the South West and Exeter on the left-hand side of the road.

M5 repairs lead to road closures and contraflows

National Highways says maintenance to the concrete base of the road will be carried out.

A green HGV with a driver, whose face has been blurred, sitting behind the wheel

Lorry driver caught eating with a spoon at the wheel

Gloucestershire Police share footage from an operation involving officers in an unmarked HGV.

Gloucestershire