M4 eastbound Jct 18 to 17 lane closure (166/5 to 162/1)
ClearedM4 eastbound Jct 18 to 17 lane closure (166/5 to 162/1)
- Start time
- Tue, Oct 13, 2026 6:00 AM
- Expected end
- Tue, Oct 13, 2026 5:00 PM
- Duration
- 15 minutes 2 seconds
- Road
- M4 – M4 Eastbound Between J18 And J17
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Direction
- Eastbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes affected
- 1 of 3 lanes affected
- Reason
- Maintenance Work
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- First published
- Mon, Oct 12, 2026 3:42 PM
- Last updated
- Tue, Oct 13, 2026 5:54 AM
- Cleared
- Tue, Oct 13, 2026 6:15 AM
- Latest update: M4 eastbound Jct 18 to 17 lane closure (166/5 to 162/1)
- Coordinates
- 51.515646, -2.274055
- Latitude span
- 51.508386 – 51.518951
- Longitude span
- -2.305505 – -2.241276
- Bounding box centre
- 51.513669, -2.273391
- Location descriptions
-
- M4 eastbound between J18 and J17
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Tue, Oct 13, 2026 6:00 AM
- Overall feed end
- Tue, Oct 13, 2026 5:00 PM
- Feed window length
- 11 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
14 coordinate pairs- Description
- M4 eastbound between J18 and J17
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 1 lane restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 3 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
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 695 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 2
13 coordinate pairs- Description
- M4 eastbound between J18 and J17
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 1 lane restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 3 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
- 1,317 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 3
8 coordinate pairs- Description
- M4 eastbound between J18 and J17
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 1 lane restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 3 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
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Segment 4
33 coordinate pairs- Description
- M4 eastbound between J18 and J17
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 1 lane restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 3 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
- {8546E8B8-A966-4086-8977-AC3900EB6B05}
- Linear Element Type
- B Carriageway
- From Distance
- 426 m
- To Distance
- 2,912 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
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- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 68
- First coordinate pair
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- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 68
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- 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
- 2
- Record created
- Mon, Oct 12, 2026 3:42 PM
- Record versioned
- Tue, Oct 13, 2026 5:54 AM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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