Hard shoulder closure

Cleared

hard shoulder closure

Start time: Wed, Jul 29, 2026 6:00 AM
Expected end: Wed, Jul 29, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 1 second
Road: M4 – M4 Westbound Between J15 And J16
Category: Road Maintenance
Direction: Westbound
Carriageway: Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected: 1 of 2 lanes affected
Reason: Maintenance Work

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First published: Fri, Jul 3, 2026 11:53 AM
Last updated: Wed, Jul 29, 2026 6:52 AM
Cleared: Wed, Jul 29, 2026 7:10 AM

Latest update: hard shoulder closure

Coordinates: 51.527143, -1.729506
Latitude span: 51.526522 – 51.527954
Longitude span: -1.734112 – -1.726384
Bounding box centre: 51.527238, -1.730248
Location descriptions: M4 westbound between J15 and J16

M4 J15 westbound access

Feed validity status: Planned
Overall feed start: Wed, Jul 29, 2026 6:00 AM
Overall feed end: Wed, Jul 29, 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 westbound between J15 and J16
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: West Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: M4
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {C4237155-8096-4937-AE72-9138296C1A77}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway
From Distance: 0 m
To Distance: 78 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

51.527808 -1.733004
51.527954 -1.734112

Segment 2

10 coordinate pairs

Description: M4 J15 westbound access
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: West Bound
Direction Relative: Aligned
Height Grade: Start1 End1
Linear Element Road: M4
Linear Element Model: The Network Model
Linear Element Id: {2CE9D6C1-6A83-480F-AC44-383D5D7BDEAB}
Linear Element Type: A Carriageway Entry Slip
From Distance: 66 m
To Distance: 547 m
Gml Srs Name: EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension: 2

Raw coordinate list

51.526522 -1.726384
51.526538 -1.72643
51.526609 -1.726677
51.526691 -1.727029
51.52678 -1.72751
51.526947 -1.728349
51.527233 -1.729894
51.527407 -1.730815
51.527415 -1.730859
51.527808 -1.733004

Geometry type: MultiLineString
Geometry points: 12
First coordinate pair: -1.733004, 51.527808
Road section segments: 1
Road section points: 12

View geometry JSON

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Cause type: Road Maintenance
Detailed cause: Maintenance Work
Compliance: Mandatory
Probability: Probable
Validity status: Planned
Road management: Other