Talk:M5 motorway

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[edit] Junction 24

While J24 is signed for Minehead, it is actually 25 miles away from the motorway! Also, driving north it's faster to leave the M25 at J25, while now that the Bridgwater "northern distributor road" (=30mph bypass) has been built it must be quicker going south to leave at J23... 80.46.142.136 12:15, 4 Sep 2004 (UTC)

you'r right, but the J23 exit is not properly signed yet for Minehead.

Pyrotec 19:59, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Page move?

Surely moving this page for disambiguation was a bad idea - M5 (Sydney) is much better known as Metroad 5 anyway. Majority of M5 motorway Google search is English M5... Erath 21:54, August 15, 2005 (UTC)

Redoubling my claim now that the Sydney motorway has been moved back to Metroad 5. Erath 12:31, September 3, 2005 (UTC)

This will provide continuity with other UK motorways. It was originally disambiguated for "M5 motorway (Sydney)", which was, always should have been, and has now been reverted to, Metroad 5.

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  • Support as per the reasons above, which are my own. Erath 09:36, September 5, 2005 (UTC)
  • Support. Timrollpickering 10:42, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
  • Oppose. – AxSkov (☏) 03:35, 6 September 2005 (UTC)
    Why? Merely opposing isn't actionable... James F. (talk) 01:37, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
  • Tentative support, since it's the only article with that name, although I note that there's also a Northern Ireland M5 motorway. sjorford #£@%&$?! 08:54, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
  • Support, no need for disambiguation. James F. (talk) 01:37, 18 September 2005 (UTC)

Moved 19 Sep 2005. I still haven't altered all the links to the old location as I ran out of time this afternoon. I also felt it necessary to alter the disambiguating statement at the top of the page to the {{otheruses}} tag because there is also the M5 motorway (Northern Ireland). -- Francs2000 15:54, 19 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Requested move, May 2006

[edit] Survey

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  • Oppose Seems logical to disambigulate a roadway name that is not unique and likely to be being used elsewhere. FearÉIREANN\(caint) 19:39, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Support M5 had between 250 and 500 links to it, it was then changed to M5 motorway without consultation and changed again without consultation to M5 motorway (England) leaving broken links, most of which point to M5 motorway. Those who rename articles must take responsibility for the links they brake. Cuurently someone needs to move the links to its present name, or rename the article back to M5 motorway. It appears to be easier to rename. Pyrotec 20:00, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Support. Joe D (t) 20:42, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
Done. —Nightstallion (?) 08:41, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Junction 8

I have restored information that was reverted recently. I have also added a reference to confirm the information.Regan123 22:35, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

The reason I reverted the last changes was that, firstly, it was an anonymous edit with no history; and secondly it was incorrect or inaccurate and it was easier to revert it than to correct it. Looking at your reference, the last editor appeared to have used the reference material in too narrow a sense. Their reverted change took out all the widening of the southern section of the M5 and only refered to conversion between junctions 3 and 8. I also considered that 'conversion' was the wrong word. New carriageways were added and bridges were rebuilt and, around Gloucestershire, relocated. Sometime the motorway was moved sideways. None of that came out in the reverted edit.
I drove, or was a passenger, from South of Bristol up the M5 and onto the M6 for much of the 10 years or so the widening took place. The reverted changes appeared to be the work of someone with no firsthand knowledge of what took place. Your revision is better. Pyrotec 23:01, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
Ok. Sorry if I seemed that I was being unpleasant - I wasn't. I think the article needs cleaning up and further references added. I will add i to me "to do" list, which seems to get ever longer :-) Regan123 23:22, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] October 2006 Roadworks

Anyone know when the roadworks on the link between M6 south and M5 will be finished? I'm convinced that this is the cause of the M^ congestion back to J11 most evenings. My 6 minutes (in normal times) of M6 is usually taking 30+ minutes at the moment. I can't find anything on the Highways Agency website. TIA MikesPlant 12:49, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

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