Hard shoulder closure

Cleared

hard shoulder closure

Start time
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 6:46 AM
Expected end
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration
2 hours 39 minutes 1 second
Road
M4 – M4 Eastbound Between J18 And J17
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 6:46 AM
Last updated
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 8:48 AM
Cleared
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 9:25 AM
  • Latest update: hard shoulder closure
Coordinates
51.518142, -2.259683
Latitude span
51.515336 – 51.518951
Longitude span
-2.272019 – -2.241289
Bounding box centre
51.517144, -2.256654
Location descriptions
  • M4 eastbound between J18 and J17
Feed validity status
Active
Overall feed start
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 6:46 AM
Overall feed end
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 4:00 PM
Feed window length
9 hours 14 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

13 coordinate pairs
Description
M4 eastbound between J18 and J17
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
{D4402748-44C2-4997-9A7E-D2D01A23967A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,316 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.518632 -2.25922
51.518455 -2.257908
51.518198 -2.256335
51.51794 -2.25495
51.517655 -2.253594
51.517113 -2.250925
51.516232 -2.246381
51.516048 -2.245371
51.515805 -2.244044
51.51558 -2.242774
51.515365 -2.241467
51.515336 -2.241289

Segment 2

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M4 eastbound between J18 and J17
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
{919B07E5-8FE5-4A7F-9E98-CB529E9E2771}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
116 m
To Distance
695 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.518441 -2.272019
51.518523 -2.271499
51.518605 -2.270995
51.518744 -2.26954
51.51878 -2.269166
51.518855 -2.268099
51.518911 -2.267033
51.518929 -2.266572
51.51893 -2.266529
51.518951 -2.265376
51.518945 -2.26441
51.518944 -2.264266
51.518945 -2.264007
51.518936 -2.263735

Segment 3

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M4 eastbound between J18 and J17
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
{4FB2D3E4-9D88-4F28-A736-D687BA408E9A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
296 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
51.518936 -2.263735
51.518911 -2.262955
51.518877 -2.262147
51.51885 -2.261816
51.518807 -2.261311
51.518781 -2.260806
51.518685 -2.259653
51.518665 -2.259487
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
35
First coordinate pair
-2.259487, 51.518665
Road section segments
1
Road section points
35
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Road Maintenance
Detailed cause
Tree And Vegetation Cutting Work
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Certain
Validity status
Active
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 6:46 AM
Record versioned
Fri, Sep 18, 2026 8:48 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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