Route
Junction number
M5 J31
Markerpost
112.1 km
Name
Pearce's Hill Interchange
Type
Terminus
Terminus at top of exit list
Other routes
M5, A30
Authority
Restricted turns
Full access
Services
No services
A38 (Devon Expressway) (M5 J31) Pearce's Hill Interchange
Layout and signage
Lane configuration
- Lane 1 exits and returns after the junction.
- Lane 2 continues ahead.
- Lane 3 continues ahead.
- Lane 1 exits and does not return.
- Lane 2 exits and returns after the junction.
- Lane 3 continues ahead.
- Lane 4 continues ahead.
Other events
Start of motorway regulations
End of motorway regulations
What's new
The monster seen from below
What might it have been like to stand in one spot and witness the arrival, and the uncertainty, of plans for an urban motorway in West London?
The road that made no sense
It was the UK's only single-carriageway motorway, and twenty years ago it ceased to exist. This is the story of the strange fascination it held, and of my place in history.
The forever bottleneck, part 2
The second part of the story, where we learn why exactly the M4 gets narrower on the final approach to Europe’s biggest city.
Have you seen...
The Improbable A39
It crosses cattle grids and untamed moorland, it climbs 1-in-4 hills and plummets through hairpin bends, it runs single-track through woodland and historic villages. It's rugged and beautiful. Is it really the A39?
About this page
Published
Last updated
Published
Last updated
