The following information has been provided by National Highways:
Dear Customer
We previously wrote to you in July, (see attached email) regarding our drainage work on the M50 junction 4 to M5 junction 8.
Our work is progressing well, and we now have an update to our programme of work. We’ll be working from 24 November 2025 to 18 April 2026, Monday to Friday between 8pm and 6am.
To carry out our work safely we’ll work under a combination of lane closures and full closures. Please plan ahead and allow additional time for your journey.
Our full closures will be carried out under the following phases:
• Monday 24 November 2025 to Thursday 8 January 2026 – Full closure M50 westbound between M50 junction 2 and M50 junction 4.
• Thursday 8 January 2026 to Thursday 5 February 2026 – Full closure M50 eastbound between M50 junction 4 and M50 junction 2.
• Thursday 5 February 2026 to Thursday 5 March 2026 – Full closure M50 westbound between M50 junction 1 and M50 junction 2.
• Thursday 5 March 2026 to Thursday 2 April 2026 – Full closure M50 eastbound between M50 junction 2 and M50 junction 1.
• Tuesday 7 April 2026 to Tuesday 14 April 2026 – Full closure westbound between M5 junction 8 and M50 junction 1 including full closure of M5 northbound junction 8 exit slip.
• Tuesday 14 April 2026 to Saturday 18 April 2026 – Full closure M50 eastbound between M50 junction 1 and M5 junction 8 including full closure of M5 northbound junction 8 entry slip.
Please note, during the Christmas period from Monday 22 December 2025 to Monday 5 January 2026 there will be no closures or diversions in place.
During our full closures, the following diversion routes will be in place:
M5 Junction 8 – M50 Junction 2 diversion
Junction 4 diversion
Eastbound and Westbound
M50 Junction 2 – M50 Junction
Eastbound and Westbound
Emergency vehicles will have access throughout.
We’ll make every effort to ensure the impact on the local community and travelling public is kept to a minimum. We always aim to work to the programme, however unforeseen circumstances or adverse weather conditions may mean changes.
Please accept our apologies in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.
For more information about our work please visit https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/west-midlands/west-midlands-maintenance-schemes/. We’ll use this platform to provide further updates should there be any.
Further information
If you’d like to be kept up to date with future work along the M50, please subscribe to our mailing list by emailing noreplyM50WMids@nationalhighways.co.uk.
If you have any questions, or if you would like to know more about our work, please call us on 0300 123 5000 or email info@nationalhighways.co.uk. You can also visit our website at nationalhighways.co.uk/our-work/ or write to us at National Highways, National Traffic Operations Centre, 3 Ridgeway, Quinton Business Park, Birmingham, B32 1AF. Please leave your feedback by completing our online survey, just scan the QR code below.