Hard shoulder closure

Cleared

hard shoulder closure

Start time
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 6:48 AM
Expected end
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration
4 hours 22 minutes 2 seconds
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
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 6:48 AM
Last updated
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 10:32 AM
Cleared
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 11:10 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
Active
Overall feed start
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 6:48 AM
Overall feed end
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 4:00 PM
Feed window length
9 hours 12 minutes
Probability code (raw)
certain
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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            ],
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            ],
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                51.526947
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            [
                -1.729894,
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            ],
            [
                -1.730815,
                51.527407
            ],
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                -1.730859,
                51.527415
            ],
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                51.527808
            ]
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View road section coordinates
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    [
        [
            -1.733004,
            51.527808
        ],
        [
            -1.734112,
            51.527954
        ],
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            -1.726384,
            51.526522
        ],
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            -1.72643,
            51.526538
        ],
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            -1.726677,
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        ],
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        ],
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            -1.72751,
            51.52678
        ],
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            51.526947
        ],
        [
            -1.729894,
            51.527233
        ],
        [
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            51.527407
        ],
        [
            -1.730859,
            51.527415
        ],
        [
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            51.527808
        ]
    ]
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Maintenance Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 6:48 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Jul 29, 2026 10:32 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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