M4 eastbound Jct 18 to 17 - single lane running (166/1 to 161/7)

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M4 eastbound Jct 18 to 17 - single lane running (166/1 to 161/7)

Start time
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 7:00 PM
Expected end
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 5:00 AM
Duration
15 minutes 1 second
Road
M4 – M4 Eastbound Between J18 And J17
Category
Road Maintenance
Direction
Eastbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes affected
2 of 2 lanes affected
Reason
Maintenance Work
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 3:09 AM
Last updated
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 6:53 PM
Cleared
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 7:15 PM
  • Latest update: M4 eastbound Jct 18 to 17 - single lane running (166/1 to 161/7)
Coordinates
51.516009, -2.274132
Latitude span
51.508614 – 51.518951
Longitude span
-2.303929 – -2.245264
Bounding box centre
51.513783, -2.274597
Location descriptions
  • M4 eastbound between J18 and J17
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 7:00 PM
Overall feed end
Wed, Aug 5, 2026 5:00 AM
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

8 coordinate pairs
Description
M4 eastbound between J18 and J17
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{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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51.518685 -2.259653
51.518665 -2.259487

Segment 2

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M4 eastbound between J18 and J17
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{D4402748-44C2-4997-9A7E-D2D01A23967A}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
1,030 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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51.517113 -2.250925
51.516232 -2.246381
51.516048 -2.245371
51.516028 -2.245264

Segment 3

30 coordinate pairs
Description
M4 eastbound between J18 and J17
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{8546E8B8-A966-4086-8977-AC3900EB6B05}
Linear Element Type
B Carriageway
From Distance
538 m
To Distance
2,912 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
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Segment 4

14 coordinate pairs
Description
M4 eastbound between J18 and J17
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lanes Restricted
2 lanes 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
{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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Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
62
First coordinate pair
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Road section segments
1
Road section points
62
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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
1
Record created
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 3:09 AM
Record versioned
Tue, Aug 4, 2026 6:53 PM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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