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Tue 24 Jun 2008 10:51

M5 Diversion - ijws15

Whilst sat in a queue northbound on the M5 last time I was south of Bristol I started thinking..

Is there anything to stop me taking the M49 from the M5 and turning right to Join the M4 to take me back to the M5?

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Tue 24 Jun 2008 14:06

M5 Diversion - mikeyb

Nothing at all, however its a long way around, plus you then have to navigate your way arounf the Almondsbury interchange which is often where the hold up has stemed from

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Tue 24 Jun 2008 18:57

M5 Diversion - ijws15

Thanks for that, I am used to issues around Cribbs Causeway and did not want to try it and find myself committed to a trip to Wales.

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Tue 24 Jun 2008 23:18

M5 Diversion - jacks

No problem to divert via M49 -M4 eastbound - rejoin M5(at Almondsbury interchange).

As a "local" living just north of the M5/M4 Almondsbury interchange we use this all the time both north and south bound. The M49 is always quiet.

As a rule of thumb locals NEVER venture onto the M5 between J15 and J18 if any of the following conditions apply!

* From 3pm on Friday evening or saturday morning on a bank holiday w/e (southbound)
* Any Friday or Saturday during school holidays (southbound)
*Any Saturday of Sunday during school holidays or B/H Monday evening (northbound)
* Any Sunday morning when it is raining - 2-3 mile queues to enter the (undercover) Cribbs Causeway shopping mall not uncommon! (north or southbound)

It's particularly useful southbound as traffic queues- at above times- can tail back a couple of miles from the M5/M4 interchange but the overhead signs start designating lane 1 for M4 London/M4 S.Wales well back and you can zip past the caravans on the inside onto the M4 west - M49 and back on to the M5 at Avonmouth J18.

J

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