Important details regarding closure of M5 slip roads

Important details from Devon County Council:Overnight closures of M5 slip roadsA number of overnight closures will be carried out on the entry and exit slips of Junction 29 of the M5 this month to enable ongoing improvements to continue. 

The southbound exit slip road, northbound entry slip road and southbound entry slip at the Junction will be closed from 8pm until 6am on the following dates:

The M5 southbound exit slip will be closed overnight from Monday 9 January to Thursday 12 January. A diversion route will be signed via Junction 30 Sandygate.

The M5 northbound entry slip will be closed overnight on Friday 13 January, Monday 16 January, and Tuesday 17 January. The signed diversion for M5 northbound traffic will be from Moor Lane roundabout, then via Moor Lane (Sowton Industrial Estate), Moto Roundabout and Sidmouth Road to M5 Junction 30 Sandygate. From Junction 30, traffic travels north on the M5 to return to J29.

The M5 southbound entry slip will be closed overnight from Wednesday 18 December to Friday 20 January. The diversion for M5 southbound traffic will be to continue along A30 / A3015 to Moor Lane roundabout, then via Moor Lane (Sowton Industrial Estate), Moto Roundabout and Sidmouth Road to M5 Junction 30 Sandygate.

As part of the scheme, a new link road to the old A30 at Blackhorse and junctions into the new Exeter Science Park development, are also being constructed. 

The scheme is providing key infrastructure to access the Exeter and East Devon Growth Point, expanding private sector, knowledge-based jobs in the area. The Growth Point includes the Exeter Science Park and Skypark business development, which together are expected to create more than 10,000 jobs and generate around £450million in private sector investment. It also features the intermodal freight facility and the new community at Cranbrook. 

Contractor South West Highways Ltd is carrying out the work on behalf of Devon County Council.