Hard shoulder closure

Cleared

hard shoulder closure

Start time
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 6:00 AM
Expected end
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration
1 hour 1 second
Road
M4 – M4 J15 Eastbound Exit
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Mon, Jul 6, 2026 6:25 AM
Last updated
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 6:45 AM
Cleared
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 7:00 AM
  • Latest update: hard shoulder closure
Coordinates
51.528382, -1.735679
Latitude span
51.527830 – 51.528995
Longitude span
-1.739723 – -1.731492
Bounding box centre
51.528413, -1.735608
Location descriptions
  • M4 J15 eastbound exit
  • M4 eastbound between J16 and J15
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 6:00 AM
Overall feed end
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 4:00 PM
Feed window length
10 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
other
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

2 coordinate pairs
Description
M4 J15 eastbound exit
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
1 lane restricted
Operational Lanes
2 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M4
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{AF55EFAC-F2A6-45C0-86FD-2719C48C9653}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway Exit Slip
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
94 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.527959 -1.732834
51.52783 -1.731492

Segment 2

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M4 eastbound between J16 and J15
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
East Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M4
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{95FB0BED-3A9B-4CB6-9376-26106669AB7B}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
735 m
To Distance
1,226 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.528995 -1.739723
51.528773 -1.738303
51.52868 -1.737713
51.528571 -1.737079
51.528471 -1.736431
51.528197 -1.734703
51.527959 -1.732834
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
9
First coordinate pair
-1.732834, 51.527959
Road section segments
1
Road section points
9
View geometry JSON
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    "coordinates": [
        [
            [
                -1.732834,
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            ],
            [
                -1.731492,
                51.52783
            ],
            [
                -1.739723,
                51.528995
            ],
            [
                -1.738303,
                51.528773
            ],
            [
                -1.737713,
                51.52868
            ],
            [
                -1.737079,
                51.528571
            ],
            [
                -1.736431,
                51.528471
            ],
            [
                -1.734703,
                51.528197
            ],
            [
                -1.732834,
                51.527959
            ]
        ]
    ]
}
View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -1.732834,
            51.527959
        ],
        [
            -1.731492,
            51.52783
        ],
        [
            -1.739723,
            51.528995
        ],
        [
            -1.738303,
            51.528773
        ],
        [
            -1.737713,
            51.52868
        ],
        [
            -1.737079,
            51.528571
        ],
        [
            -1.736431,
            51.528471
        ],
        [
            -1.734703,
            51.528197
        ],
        [
            -1.732834,
            51.527959
        ]
    ]
]
Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Mon, Jul 6, 2026 6:25 AM
Record versioned
Mon, Jul 27, 2026 6:45 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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