M5 closures and gigafactory junction surveys overlap with flood funding in Somerset
Motorists face M5 disruptions as a £100m junction project is surveyed, while Somerset Council allocates £50m for flood resilience and a farm shop is proposed nearby.
Motorists are set to face overnight M5 closures and reduced speed limits next month [2][3][4][5]. In a separate project, initial surveys are being undertaken for a £100m scheme to deliver a new junction linking the M5 to the Gravity enterprise zone [7][8][9][10]. At the same time, Somerset Council has confirmed that £50m of government flood resilience funding will be given to local communities before winter [6]. Also, a proposal would convert the Old Dairy at Home Farm, off the A39 between Minehead and Williton, into a shop selling local produce [1]. Together, these announcements cover immediate road disruption, long-term industrial access, and flood preparedness.
Sources
- Somerset County Gazette: New farm shop selling 'local produce' planned off Somerset A-road
- North Somerset Times: M5 speed limit to be cut as weeks of closures planned in Somerset
- Weston Mercury: M5 speed limit to be cut as weeks of closures planned in Somerset
- Somerset County Gazette: M5 speed limit to be cut as weeks of closures planned in Somerset
- Bridgwater Mercury: M5 speed limit to be cut as weeks of closures planned in Somerset
- Somerset Council news: Council outlines next steps in allocating £50 million of flood resilience funding
- North Somerset Times: M5 lane closures planned amid new Somerset junction leading to 'gigafactory'
- Weston Mercury: M5 lane closures planned amid new Somerset junction leading to 'gigafactory'
- Somerset County Gazette: M5 lane closures planned amid new Somerset junction leading to 'gigafactory'
- Bridgwater Mercury: M5 lane closures planned amid new Somerset junction leading to 'gigafactory'
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