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M5 delay warning follows North Somerset’s record pothole repair figure

A council’s road-repair record and a warning about slow-moving oversized loads reached local news within a day of each other.

In separate reports published within a day of each other, North Somerset Council said its highways teams repaired 9,250 potholes in 2025/26, alongside record levels of patching and road resurfacing [1][2], while motorists on the M5 in Somerset were warned to prepare for significant delays as a series of oversized loads travel north at speeds of 25mph [3][4][5][6].

Sources

  1. North Somerset Times: North Somerset Council ‘repairs more potholes than ever before’ in last year
  2. Weston Mercury: North Somerset Council ‘repairs more potholes than ever before’ in last year
  3. North Somerset Times: M5 delays of up to 90 minutes in Somerset on these days due to 'abnormal loads'
  4. Weston Mercury: M5 delays of up to 90 minutes in Somerset on these days due to 'abnormal loads'
  5. Somerset County Gazette: M5 delays of up to 90 minutes in Somerset on these days due to 'abnormal loads'
  6. Bridgwater Mercury: M5 delays of up to 90 minutes in Somerset on these days due to 'abnormal loads'

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