NATIONAL Highways has confirmed the total costs of the M5 work, which has contributed to a new upcoming base layer on a section of the motorway.
A section of the M5 at Junction 27 (Willand) is currently being worked on - with concrete repairs being put in place.
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Because of this work, several overnight closures have been put in place - including an eight-night M5 closure between Wellington and Cullompton last month.
Works along this road started in Autumn 2024 aiming to finish in Spring 2025, this is believed to still be the case - but has not been confirmed by National Highways since works began.
Speaking about the ongoing motorway work, a spokesperson from National Highways said: "Despite the poor weather in late January 2025, our works to move the contraflow system to the northbound carriageway went well.
"We now have two lanes running in each direction with all traffic using the northbound carriageway in contraflow. We are now working on the southbound carriageway.
"The works are ongoing and the cost is estimated to be £17.6 million."
The M5 will be closed again from Friday, February 21 between Junction 28 (Cullompton) and Junction 26 (Wellington) for four nights.
Diversions will be in place via the A38 and B3181.
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